Orthetrum machadoi
| Orthetrum machadoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. machadoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | |
Orthetrum machadoi, common name Machado's skimmer,[1][2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, 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, rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
References
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Orthetrum machadoi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
Notes
- ↑ Species list seen on tour.
- ↑ Site including photograph,
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