Trithemis africana

Trithemis africana, the western phantom dropwing,[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Western and Central Africa, in Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d'Ivoire.[1]

Trithemis africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species:
T. africana
Binomial name
Trithemis africana
(Brauer, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tramea africana Brauer, 1867
  • Trithemis tropicana Fraser, 1953

References
  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Trithemis africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T169243A6596888.en.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.


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