Zosteraeschna ellioti, the highland hawker or Elliot's hawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and alpine wetlands.
| Highland hawker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Zosteraeschna |
| Species: | Z. ellioti
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosteraeschna ellioti Kirby, 1896
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| Synonyms | |
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Aeshna ellioti Kirby, 1896 | |
References
edit- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Zosteraeschna ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13390533A13391110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13390533A13391110.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.