Trithemis aconita
| Trithemis aconita | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Trithemis |
| Species: | T. aconita |
| Binomial name | |
| Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 | |
Trithemis aconita, the Monkshood Dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
References
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Trithemis aconita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.