Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Libellulidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Scientific name Olpogastra lugubris | |
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Genus Olpogastra
Karsch, 1895 | ||
Olpogastra lugubris, the slender bottletail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae; it is the only species in its genus.
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Distribution
This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa; It is found in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
Habitat
Rivers, floodplains, streams and lakes with sedges or reeds.
References
Olpogastra lugubris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA