Trithemis kirbyi
| Trithemis kirbyi | |
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| male, Tsumeb, Namibia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Trithemis |
| Species: | T. kirbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 | |
Trithemis kirbyi, also known as the orange-winged dropwing, red-veined dropwing, or Kirby's dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Distribution
It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. It is also present in southern Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean Islands and South Asia - India.
Description and ecology
The adult measures 3.2-3.6 cm in length, and reaches a 5.8 cm wingspan.[1] One of the most common African dragonflies, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and inland karsts.
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male, Okavango Delta, Botswana.jpg)
male, Zighy Bay, Musandam Peninsula, Oman_male.jpg)
male, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
References
- ↑ "Red-veined dropwing (Trithemis arteriosa)". Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Trithemis kirbyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.