Vestalis gracilis

Family Calopterygidae

Vestalis gracilis

(Rambur 1842)

Elevation ranges from 700 to 1400m

Abdomen length 45-56mm

Nepal distribution: Pokhara, Godavari, Lamjung

This is another, like Caliphaea confusa, that is either emerald green or a bronzed-golden color. It is usually found on forested streams, preferring slow-flowing small streams but also seen on larger streams with a faster flow. V. gracilis has hyaline wings with pale brown tinting and brown at the wing apex. The amount of green color is quite variable and depends on the age of the insect. Females are to males. They are distributed from the Western Ghats to Burma including Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Northeast India.

Male

Female