Platycypha lacustris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Chlorocyphidae
- Genus
- Platycypha
- Species
- Platycypha lacustris
- Scientific Name
- Platycypha lacustris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Platycypha lacustris
Platycypha lacustris, also known as forest jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in forest of Sub-Saharan Africa in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its lives around rainforest streams. It is a widespread species that can be threatened by habitat loss.
...Platycypha lacustris in languages:
- English
- Forest Jewel
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