Orthetrum machadoi, common name highland skimmer or Machado's skimmer,[2][3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, 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, rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. machadoi
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| Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955
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References
edit- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Orthetrum machadoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59959A85926410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59959A85926410.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Species list seen on tour.
- ^ Tarboton, Warwick. "Orthetrum machadoi". Southern African Dragonflies and Damselflies. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
External links
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Media related to Orthetrum machadoi at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Orthetrum machadoi at Wikispecies- Orthetrum machadoi on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
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