Nesolestes pauliani

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Nesolestes pauliani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Nesolestes
Species:
N. pauliani
Binomial name
Nesolestes pauliani
Fraser, 1951

Nesolestes pauliani is a species of damselfly in the family Argiolestidae. It is endemic to Comoros.

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References

  1. Schütte, K. (2020) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Nesolestes pauliani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59749A176732744. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59749A176732744.en .