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Platycypha lacustris

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Species of damselfly

Platycypha lacustris
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Platycypha
Species: P. lacustris
Binomial name
Platycypha lacustris
(Förster, 1914)

Platycypha lacustris, also known as forest jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in forest of Sub-Saharan Africa in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its lives around rainforest streams. It is a widespread species that can be threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Platycypha lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60006A75265165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60006A75265165.en. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. Dijkstra, K.-D.B (ed.). "Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Platycypha lacustris


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