Metacnemis valida
| Metacnemis valida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Metacnemis |
| Species: | M. valida |
| Binomial name | |
| Metacnemis valida Hagen in Sélys, 1863 | |
Metacnemis valida (blue riverjack) is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gallery
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Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Immature Female
Wing venation details[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Samways, M.J. (2018). "Metacnemis valida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T42840A76020339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42840A76020339.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Ris, Friedrich (1921). "The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 18: 245–452. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Illustration (watercolour) by Sélys
- Blue riverjack Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata