Palpopleura jucunda
| Yellow-veined widow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Palpopleura |
| Species: | P. jucunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842 | |
Palpopleura jucunda, commonly known as the Yellow-veined widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Range and habitat
It is found in Angola, Botswana, the DRC, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are swamps and intermittent freshwater marshes.
References
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Palpopleura jucunda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
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