Biology:Orthetrum caffrum
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Orthetrum caffrum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. caffrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum caffrum (Burmeister, 1839)
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Orthetrum caffrum, the two-striped skimmer or white-lined skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Gambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, freshwater springs, and Alpine wetlands.
References
- ↑ Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F.; Samraoui, B.; Schneider, W. (2016). "Orthetrum caffrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59952A83856393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59952A83856393.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59952/83856393. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1308402 entry
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