Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Zygoptera Scientific name Elattoneura caesia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Family Platycnemididae Rank Species | |
Similar Elattoneura, Protoneuridae, Neurothemis | ||
Elattoneura caesia is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae known commonly as the jungle threadtail. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is distributed across the central and southern parts of the island. It lives in streams and springs in primary rainforest habitat. It is considered to be endangered because of the destruction and degradation of local rainforest habitat.
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