Heliaeschna fuliginosa

Heliaeschna fuliginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Heliaeschna
Species: H. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Heliaeschna fuliginosa
Selys, 1883

Heliaeschna fuliginosa is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. This species is known commonly as the black-banded duskhawker. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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