Platycypha auripes | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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
- ^ 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.
- Dijkstra, K.-D.B (ed.). "Platycypha auripes (Förster, 1906)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Platycypha auripes |
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