Trithemis aconita

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Trithemis aconita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species:
T. aconita
Binomial name
Trithemis aconita
Lieftinck, 1969

Trithemis aconita, the halfshade dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [2] It is found in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. [1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

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References

  1. 1 2 Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Trithemis aconita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T60051A86099658. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60051A86099658.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.