Spesbona angusta
| Spesbona angusta | |
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| Spesbona angusta, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Spesbona |
| Species: | S. angusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Spesbona angusta (Selys, 1863)
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Spesbona angusta, the Ceres stream-damsel or Ceres streamjack, is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. The species was moved from the genus Metacnemis in 2013.[2][3][4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species endemic to the south western part of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Its natural habitat is river pools with the aquatic plant Aponogeton. It is threatened by habitat loss due to human activity.[1] [5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Spesbona angusta Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (September 2013). "Three new genera of damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae, Platycnemididae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 16 (3): 269–274. doi:10.1080/13887890.2013.832606. S2CID 85369608.
- ^ Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2015). A guide to dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Struik Natute Publishing. ISBN 9781775841845.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft Publishers. ISBN 9789546423306.