Orthetrum icteromelas, the spectacled skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.

Orthetrum icteromelas
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. icteromelas
Binomial name
Orthetrum icteromelas
Ris, 1910

References

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  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Orthetrum icteromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59957A85924916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59957A85924916.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.