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Palpopleura jucunda

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Palpopleura jucunda
Male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Palpopleura
Species:
P. jucunda
Binomial name
Palpopleura jucunda
Rambur, 1842

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.

Range and habitat

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It 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

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  1. ^ 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.