Biology:Trithemis dorsalis

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Short description: Species of dragonfly


Trithemis dorsalis
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Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species:
T. dorsalis
Binomial name
Trithemis dorsalis
(Rambur, 1842)

Trithemis dorsalis, the highland dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa , Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Mating Pair

References

  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Trithemis dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60057A86127318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60057A86127318.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60057/86127318. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1303863 entry