Drepanosticta submontana

Bordered knob-tipped shadowdamsel
Conservation status
	; Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Platystictidae
Genus:	Drepanosticta
Species:	D. submontana
Binomial name
	Drepanosticta submontana; (Fraser, 1933)

Drepanosticta submontana (bordered knob-tipped shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Bedjanič, M. (2006). "Drepanosticta submontana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59725A12007047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59725A12007047.en.

Sources

Bedjanic, M. 2005. Drepanosticta submontana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.

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[iucn-1] Bedjanič, M. (2006). "Drepanosticta submontana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59725A12007047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59725A12007047.en.