Lestes malabaricus

Lestes malabaricus^[1] is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae. It is native to Sri Lanka, southern India and the Andaman Islands.^[2][3][4]

Lestes malabaricus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestidae
Genus:	Lestes
Species:	L. malabaricus
Binomial name
Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929
Synonyms
Lestes malabarica Fraser, 1929

It looks very similar to Lestes elatus and can only be distinguished by the shape of the superior and inferior anal appendages, and by the absence of the ventro-lateral black spot on the thorax.^[3]

See also

• List of odonata of Kerala
• Malabar region
• Malabar Coast moist forests — ecoregion.