Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908) is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908)

Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908)

Parazyxomma flavicans, the banded duskdarter, is a monophyletic Libellulidae dragonfly found across much of Africa in various wetland habitats.

Family
Genus
Parazyxomma
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908)

Parazyxomma flavicans, commonly known as the banded duskdarter, is a monophyletic dragonfly species that belongs to the family Libellulidae. This species has been recorded in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats include swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Parazyxomma

More from Libellulidae

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