Trithemis aconita

Trithemis aconita, the monkshood 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.

Trithemis aconita

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species:
T. aconita
Binomial name
Trithemis aconita
Lieftinck, 1969

References

  1. Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Trithemis aconita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.


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