Platycypha auripes: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Chlorocyphidae
- Genus
- Platycypha
- Species
- Platycypha auripes
- Scientific Name
- Platycypha auripes
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Platycypha auripes
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.
...Platycypha auripes in languages:
- English
- Tanzania Jewel
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