Indolestes gracilis

Indolestes gracilis

''Indolestes gracilis'' is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae. It is known only from Sri Lanka, South India and Cambodia.
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Naming

There are three recognized subspecies.
⤷  ''Indolestes gracilis gracilis'' - from Sri Lanka
⤷  ''Indolestes gracilis davenporti'' - from South India
⤷  ''Indolestes gracilis expressior'' - from Cambodia


''Indolestes gracilis birmanus'' described from Myanmar is now considered as a distinct species, ''Indolestes birmanus''.

Habitat

''Indolestes gracilis gracilis'' is found in hill tracts up to 6,000 feet in Sri Lanka. ''Indolestes gracilis davenporti'' is found south of the Palakkad Gap, from 4,000 to 6,000 feet in Western Ghats. ''Indolestes gracilis expressior'' is found from 1600 to 4500 feet in evergreen forest in eastern Cambodia.

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Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLestidae
GenusIndolestes
SpeciesI. gracilis
Photographed in
Sri Lanka