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Platycypha auripes

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Platycypha auripes
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P. auripes
Binomial name
Platycypha auripes
(Förster, 1906)

Platycypha auripes 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. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and wood extraction.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Clausnitzer, V. 2018. Platycypha auripes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60004A75234429. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T60004A75234429.en. Downloaded on 29 December 2018.