Gynacantha villosa

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Gynacantha villosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Gynacantha
Species:
G. villosa
Binomial name
Gynacantha villosa
Grünberg, 1902

Gynacantha villosa is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burkina Faso. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and shrub-dominated wetlands.

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References

  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Gynacantha villosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T59881A72363075. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59881A72363075.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.