Biology:Platycypha lacustris

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Platycypha lacustris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Platycypha
Species:
P. lacustris
Binomial name
Platycypha lacustris
(Förster, 1914)

Platycypha lacustris, also known as forest jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in forest of Sub-Saharan Africa in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.[1][2] Its lives around rainforest streams. It is a widespread species that can be threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Platycypha lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60006A75265165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60006A75265165.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60006/75265165. Retrieved 7 December 2023. 
  2. Dijkstra, K.-D.B, ed. "Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. http://sabca.adu.org.za/index.php?taxon_id=11600. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1310350 entry