Orthetrum trinacria
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| Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841) |
Orthetrum trinacria is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.It was recently recorded in the Maltese Islands in 2003 and was recoded breeding in the island of Gozo in 2004 Its natural habitats are rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.
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- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Orthetrum trinacria.
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 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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