Trithemis stictica, the Jaunty Dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Trithemis |
| Species: | T. stictica
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| Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839)
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Distribution edit
It is found 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, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.[2]
Habitat edit
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater marshes.
Gallery edit
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Female Jaunty Dropwing
References edit
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Trithemis stictica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60068A86143811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60068A86143811.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Dijkstra, K-D. B.; Clausnitzer, V (2015). The dragonflies and damselflies of Eastern Africa. ISBN 978-94-91615-06-1.
<ref> 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
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