Kingdom Animalia Order Odonata Genus Phaon Higher classification Phaon | Phylum Arthropoda Family Calopterygidae Scientific name Phaon iridipennis Rank Species | |
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Similar Odonate, Damselfly, Platycypha caligata, Calopterygidae, Lestes plagiatus | ||
Phaon iridipennis, commonly known as the glistening demoiselle, is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae.
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Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers.
Range
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
References
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