Vestalis apicalis,[2] or the black-tipped forest glory,[3][4] is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae.

V. a. nigrescens is confined to Sri Lanka, where it appears to be quite widely distributed.

[2][6][7] It is a large metallic emerald-green colored damselfly with brown capped yellowish green eyes.

Female is similar to the male; but dull colors and the apical marking usually paler and less sharply defined.

Commonly seen as a group rest among bushes in forest paths and shades together with Vestalis gracilis.