Palpopleura jucunda

Palpopleura jucunda, commonly known as the Yellow-veined widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Yellow-veined widow
male and female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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P. jucunda
Binomial name
Palpopleura jucunda
Rambur, 1842

Range and habitat

It is found in Angola, Botswana, the DRC, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are swamps and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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