Biology:Orthetrum icteromelas
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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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. icteromelas
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910
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Orthetrum icteromelas, the spectacled skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar , Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, 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, and rivers.
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References
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Orthetrum icteromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59957A85924916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59957A85924916.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59957/85924916. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q5407621 entry
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