Orthetrum ransonnetii

Orthetrum ransonnetii
Orthetrum ransonnetii – male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Orthetrum
Species:	O. ransonnetii
Binomial name
Orthetrum ransonnetii (Brauer, 1865)

Orthetrum ransonnetii – female; picture taken in United Arab Emirates

Orthetrum ransonnetii, the desert skimmer or Ransonnet's skimmer, is a wide spread dragonfly species from Africa and the Middle East. ^[1]

It is an oasis species in Northern West Africa and found in desert mountain areas of Western Sahara, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Egypt. It is also found in Arabia, especially in United Arab Emirates and Oman very commonly in Wadis. In 2018 this species was identified from an image taken on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura Spain and as such a first sighting in Europe. It now breeds in several Barranco on the island . ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "World Odonata List - University of Puget Sound". 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
2. "THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRAGONFLIES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN" (PDF). Iucn.org. Retrieved 24 March 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Smallshire, Dave; Swash, Andy (2020-07-14). Europe's Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-16895-1.