Elattoneura frenulata

Elattoneura frenulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Protoneuridae
Genus: Elattoneura
Species: Elattoneura frenulata
Binomial name
Elattoneura frenulata
(Hagen in Selys, 1860)

Elattoneura frenulata is a damselfly species in the family Platycnemididae.[1] It is commonly known as the sooty threadtail because it is very dark in color.

This species is endemic to south-western South Africa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 9781775841845.


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