Platycypha lacustris
| Platycypha lacustris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
| Genus: | Platycypha |
| Species: | P. lacustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914)
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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.[1][2] Its lives around rainforest streams. It is a widespread species that can be threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B (ed.). "Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.