Selysiothemis nigra

Black Pennant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Selysiothemis
Ris, 1897
Species: S. nigra
Binomial name
Selysiothemis nigra
(Vander Linden, 1825)

Selysiothemis nigra, the Black Pennant, is a monotypic species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It occurs in Central Asia and the Middle East. In Europe it is mostly confined to the coastal areas of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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