Phyllomacromia contumax

Phyllomacromia contumax
Male at Shingwedzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Phyllomacromia
Species: P. contumax
Binomial name
Phyllomacromia contumax
Selys, 1879
Synonyms
  • Macromia halei
  • Macromia melania
  • Phyllomacromia bifasciata
  • Phyllomacromia biflava
  • Phyllomacromia leoni
  • Phyllomacromia nyanzana
  • Phyllomacromia reginae
  • Trithemis monardi

Phyllomacromia contumax, the two-banded cruiser, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae that lives in sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are woodlands, gallery forests, rivers, and lakes in subtropical or tropical savanna.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 V. Clausnitzer; K.-D. B. Dijkstra & F. Suhling (2010). "Phyllomacromia contumax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 November 2014.


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