Trithemis africana

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Trithemis africana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species:
T. africana
Binomial name
Trithemis africana
(Brauer, 1867)
Synonyms [2]
  • Tramea africanaBrauer, 1867
  • Trithemis tropicanaFraser, 1953

Trithemis africana, the western phantom dropwing, [1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Western and Central Africa, in Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d'Ivoire. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Trithemis africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T169243A6596888. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T169243A6596888.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.