| Orthetrum icteromelas | |
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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: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. icteromelas
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910
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Orthetrum icteromelas, the spectacled skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.
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immature male
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mating pair
References
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Orthetrum icteromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59957A85924916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59957A85924916.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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