Orthetrum machadoi
Orthetrum machadoi, common name highland skimmer or Machado's skimmer,[2][3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
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References
- Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2016). "Orthetrum machadoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59959A85926410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59959A85926410.en.
- Species list seen on tour.
- Tarboton, Warwick. "Orthetrum machadoi". Southern African Dragonflies and Damselflies. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
External links
- Orthetrum machadoi on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
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