Palpopleura jucunda, commonly known as the yellow-veined widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Palpopleura |
| Species: | P. jucunda
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| Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842
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Range and habitat
editIt is found in Angola, Botswana, the DRC, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are swamps and intermittent freshwater marshes.
References
edit- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59968A85933882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59968A85933882.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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