Phyllomacromia picta (Hagen, 1871) is a animal in the Macromiidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phyllomacromia picta (Hagen, 1871)

Phyllomacromia picta (Hagen, 1871)

Phyllomacromia picta is a Macromiidae dragonfly found across multiple African countries in a range of natural habitats.

Family
Genus
Phyllomacromia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Phyllomacromia picta (Hagen, 1871)

Phyllomacromia picta is a dragonfly species first described by Hagen in 1871, belonging to the family Macromiidae. This species has been recorded in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

Photo: (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Macromiidae Phyllomacromia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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