Brachythemis lacustris

Brachythemis lacustris is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

Brachythemis lacustris
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Brachythemis
Species:	B. lacustris
Binomial name
Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889)

References

1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Brachythemis lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59821A84483877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59821A84483877.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.