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| Species: | T. donaldsoni |
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| Trithemis donaldsoni (Calvert, 1899)[2] | |
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| Pseudomacromia donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | |
Trithemis donaldsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Common names include denim dropwing and Donaldson’s dropwing.[1]
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Denim Dropwing Male. Tshipese, South Africa
Distribution
This dropwing is found in southern and eastern Africa from South Africa and Namibia to Ethiopia. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Records from West Africa are doubtful as this species is very similar to Trithemis dejouxi.[1][3]
Habitat
Natural habitats include streams and rivers in bush, savanna and woodland.[1] Males are usually seen perching on rocks in mid-stream.[4] Also found in some reservoirs.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Trithemis donaldsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Calvert, P.P. (1899). "Neuropterous insects collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith in northeastern Africa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 228–244. JSTOR 4062513.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
- ^ Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 9781775841845.