Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839) is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839)

Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839)

Trithemis stictica, the Jaunty Dropwing, is a Libellulidae dragonfly found across much of Africa with varied freshwater and terrestrial habitats.

Family
Genus
Trithemis
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839)

Trithemis stictica, commonly known as the Jaunty Dropwing, is a dragonfly species belonging to the family Libellulidae. This species has been recorded in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; it may also be present in Burundi. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater marshes.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Trithemis

More from Libellulidae

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