Elattoneura tenax is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae known commonly as the red-striped threadtail. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Elattoneura tenax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Elattoneura
Species:
E. tenax
Binomial name
Elattoneura tenax
(Hagen in Selys, 1860)

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References edit

  1. ^ Endemic Dragonflies of Sri Lanka. slendemics.com
  2. ^ The Study of the Faunal Diversity in Matara District – Southern, Sri Lanka. Wildlife Conservation society – Galle. December 2009.