Metacnemis valida

Metacnemis valida
Male
Female
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Platycnemididae
Genus:	Metacnemis
Species:	M. valida
Binomial name
Metacnemis valida Hagen in Sélys, 1863

Metacnemis valida (blue riverjack) is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Gallery

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  Immature Female
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  Wing venation details ^[2]

References

1. Samways, M.J. (2018). "Metacnemis valida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T42840A76020339. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42840A76020339.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Ris, Friedrich (1921). "The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 18: 245–452. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

External links

• Illustration (watercolour) by Sélys
• Blue riverjack Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata