Vestalis
''Vestalis'' is a genus of damselfly, damselflies belonging to the family (biology), family Calopterygidae. The genus contains the following species: *''Vestalis amabilis'' *''Vestalis amaryllis'' *''Vestalis amethystina'' – Forest Damselfly *''Vestalis amnicola'' *''Vestalis amoena'' – Metallic Green Demoiselle, Charming Flashwing *''Vestalis anacolosa'' *''Vestalis anne'' *''Vestalis apicalis'' *''Vestalis atropha'' *''Vestalis beryllae'' *''Vestalis gracilis'' – Clear-winged Forest Glory *''Vestalis luctuosa'' *''Vestalis lugens'' *''Vestalis melania'' *''Vestalis submontana'' *''Vestalis yunosukei'' References

Calopterygidae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps {{Calopterygoidea-stub ...
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Vestalis Submontana
''Vestalis submontana'' is a species of damselfly belonging to the family (biology), family Calopterygidae. It is principally found in the Western Ghats of India, with some records further east. Frederic Charles Fraser described two new subspecies ''Vestalis gracilis amaena'' and ''Vestalis apicalis amaena'' in 1929 and later gave replacement names ''Vestalis gracilis montana'' and ''Vestalis apicalis submontana'' in 1934. The type specimens were from Nilgiri mountains in Western Ghats of South India. Matti Hämäläinen studied the type specimens of these taxa and other material preserved in collections of Natural History Museum, London, BMNH (London), Museum of Natural Sciences, IRSN (Brussels) and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, RMNH (Leiden) in 2011. He concluded that there is striking structural and colour differences which indicate that ''submontana'' is a distinct species. And its sympatric occurrence with ''V. apicalis'' and ''V. gracilis'' alone rules out its former subsp ...
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