Hemianax ephippiger
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| Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) |
Anax ephippiger is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Recorded in Malta in 1957 and every few years it is seen through migration in large numbers.Never recorded breeding in the maltese archipelego Its natural habitats are shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and freshwater springs.
[edit] References
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Anax ephippiger. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 August 2007.
Sciberras A,Sciberras J &Magro D.(2007) A Celebration of Dragonflies. The Malta Independent. November 19th pgs.8-9.
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