Biology:Ceylonosticta rupasinghe
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Short description: Species of damselfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platystictidae |
| Genus: | Ceylonosticta |
| Species: | C. rupasinghe
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| Ceylonosticta rupasinghe Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Herath, 2016
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Ceylonosticta rupasinghe, or Rupasinghe's shadowdamsel, is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, which was found recently from Samanala Nature Reserve, Ratnapura.[1][2]
Etymology
The species name rupasinghe was named as an honor for Professor Mahinda S. Rupasinghe, who is a geologist, and former vice-chancellor of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
References
- ↑ Priyadarshana, Tharaka Sudesh; Wijewardhane, Ishara Harshajith; Herath, Bimal Eranga (29 November 2016). "Three new species of the genus Ceylonosticta Fraser, 1931 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Sri Lanka and the rediscovery of Ceylonosticta subtropica (Fraser, 1933". International Journal of Odonatology 19 (4): 239–252. doi:10.1080/13887890.2016.1257443.
- ↑ "[Entomology • 2016 Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of the Platystictidae (Insecta: Odonata) of Sri Lanka"]. International Journal of Odonatology. 15 December 2016. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2016/11/platystictidae-of-sri-lanka.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q28432617 entry
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