Biology:Vestalis

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Short description: Genus of insects

Vestalis
Vestalis gracilis at Kadavoor.jpg
Vestalis gracilis
Vestalis apicalis by kadavoor.jpg
Vestalis apicalis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Subfamily: Calopteryginae
Tribe: Vestalini
Genus: Vestalis
Selys, 1853

Vestalis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae.

The genus contains the following species:[1][2]

  • Vestalis amabilis Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis amethystina Lieftinck, 1965 – Forest Damselfly
  • Vestalis amnicola Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis amoena Selys, 1853 – Metallic Green Demoiselle, Charming Flashwing
  • Vestalis anacolosa Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis anne Hämäläinen, 1985
  • Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873
  • Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis beryllae Laidlaw, 1915
  • Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) – Clear-winged Forest Glory
  • Vestalis luctuosa (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Vestalis lugens Albarda in Selys, 1879
  • Vestalis melania Selys, 1873
  • Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934
  • Vestalis yunosukei Asahina, 1990

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2121506 entry