Rhyothemis fenestrina

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Rhyothemis fenestrina
Black-winged skylight flutterer dragonfly Rhyothemis fenestrina.jpg
In the Okavango Delta, Botswana
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R. fenestrina
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Rhyothemis fenestrina
(Rambur, 1842)

Rhyothemis fenestrina, known as the Black-winged flutterer, Golden flutterer, or Skylight flutterer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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References


  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Rhyothemis fenestrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T60036A86058254. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60036A86058254.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.