Orthetrum sagitta

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Orthetrum sagitta
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. sagitta
Binomial name
Orthetrum sagitta
(Ris, 1915)

Orthetrum sagitta is a freshwater dragonfly species present in Africa. Its appearance is confirmed only in Sierra Leone, the records from Chad, Egypt, Nigeria and Sudan appear as misidentification. The common name for this species is Arrow Skimmer.[1]

See also

References

  1. Clausnitzer, V. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2008). "Orthetrum sagitta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
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