Orthetrum rubens

Orthetrum rubens

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. rubens
Binomial name
Orthetrum rubens
Barnard, 1937

Orthetrum rubens is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Samways, M.J. & Simaika, J. (2011). "Orthetrum rubens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T15543A4780186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T15543A4780186.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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