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Platycypha auripes

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Species of damselfly

Platycypha auripes
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Platycypha
Species: P. auripes
Binomial name
Platycypha auripes
(Förster, 1906)

Platycypha auripes, also known as Tanzania jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. It occurs in and around forest streams. Classified as endangered by the IUCN, it is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and wood extraction.

References

  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V. (2018). "Platycypha auripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60004A75234429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T60004A75234429.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Dijkstra, K.-D.B (ed.). "Platycypha auripes (Förster, 1906)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Platycypha auripes


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