Pinheyschna rileyi, the Riley's hawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers.

Pinheyschna rileyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Pinheyschna
Species:
P. rileyi
Binomial name
Pinheyschna rileyi
(Calvert, 1892)

References edit

  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Pinheyschna rileyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59788A72418050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59788A72418050.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  • Warwick & Michèle, Tarboton (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa.