Elattoneura oculata is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae known commonly as the two-spotted threadtail. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is a rare species known from a few locations in the southern and central parts of the island. It lives along streams in primary rainforest habitat, an ecosystem threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Platycnemididae |
Genus: | Elattoneura |
Species: | E. oculata
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Binomial name | |
Elattoneura oculata (Kirby, 1894)
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edit- ^ a b Bedjanič, M., Dow, R.A. & Sumanapala, A.P. (2021). "Elattoneura oculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T163519A170688434. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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