Biology:Rhyothemis fenestrina

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Rhyothemis fenestrina
Black-winged skylight flutterer dragonfly Rhyothemis fenestrina.jpg
In the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhyothemis
Species:
R. fenestrina
Binomial name
Rhyothemis fenestrina
(Rambur, 1842)

Rhyothemis fenestrina, known as the black-winged flutterer, golden flutterer, or skylight flutterer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

References

  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Rhyothemis fenestrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60036A86058254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60036A86058254.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60036/86058254. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5413587 entry