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Green-eyed Spreadwing
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Green-eyed Spreadwing

Platylestes platystylus

Platylestes platystylus, the green-eyed spreadwing, is a damselfly species in the family Lestidae. Although this species appears to be widespread, there are very few recent records. This species is known from old records from West Bengal in India, Myanmar (Fraser 1933), Thailand (Hämäläinen and Pinratana 1999) and Laos (Yokoi 2001). There are recent records from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Kerala, South India.

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