Trithemis selika (Selys, 1869) is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Trithemis selika (Selys, 1869)
Trithemis selika, the crimson dropwing, is an endemic dragonfly of Madagascar named for an opera heroine.
The scientific name of this species is Trithemis selika, originally described by Selys in 1869. Trithemis selika, commonly called the crimson dropwing, is a member of the genus Trithemis. This species is endemic to Madagascar. Its species name is taken from the heroine of the opera L'Africaine.
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Orthetrum azureum (Rambur, 1842)
Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839)
Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur, 1842)
Trithemis dorsalis (Rambur, 1842)
Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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