4,364 observationsLeast Concern
Southern Banded Groundling
Brachythemis leucosticta
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Odonata ›Family: Libellulidae ›Genus: Brachythemis
About
Brachythemis leucosticta, the banded groundling, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Southern Banded Groundling is Brachythemis leucosticta.
- The Southern Banded Groundling has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Southern Banded Groundling belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Southern Banded Groundling belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Southern Banded Groundling belongs to the class Insecta.
- Southern Banded Groundling belongs to the order Odonata.
- Southern Banded Groundling belongs to the family Libellulidae.
- Southern Banded Groundling belongs to the genus Brachythemis.