Gynacantha africana is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and shrub-dominated wetlands.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Gynacantha |
Species: | G. africana
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Binomial name | |
Gynacantha africana (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
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References
edit- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Gynacantha africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59872A72357975. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59872A72357975.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.