Orthetrum ransonnetii
| Orthetrum ransonnetii | |
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| Orthetrum ransonnetii- Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. ransonnetii
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum ransonnetii (Brauer, 1865)
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Orthetrum ransonnetii from United Arab Emirates
Orthetrum ransonnetii, the desert skimmer or Ransonnet's skimmer, is a wide spread dragonfly species from Africa and the Middle East.[1]
It is an oasis species in Northern West Africa and found in desert mountain areas of Western Sahara, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Egypt. It is also found in Arabia, especially in United Arab Emirates and Oman very commonly in Wadis.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "World Odonata List - University of Puget Sound". 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRAGONFLIES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN" (PDF). Iucn.org. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Smallshire, Dave; Swash, Andy (2020-07-14). Europe's Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-16895-1.
Categories:
- Libellulidae