Rhyothemis fenestrina (Rambur, 1842) is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhyothemis fenestrina (Rambur, 1842)

Rhyothemis fenestrina (Rambur, 1842)

Rhyothemis fenestrina is a Libellulidae dragonfly found across much of sub-Saharan Africa that lives in wetland habitats.

Family
Genus
Rhyothemis
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Rhyothemis fenestrina (Rambur, 1842)

Rhyothemis fenestrina, commonly called the black-winged flutterer, golden flutterer, or skylight flutterer, is a dragonfly species that belongs to the family Libellulidae. This species has been recorded in Angola, Botswana, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, with an unconfirmed possible presence in Burundi. Its natural habitats include swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Rhyothemis

More from Libellulidae

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

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