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Oxythemis

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Oxythemis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Oxythemis
Species:
O. phoenicosceles
Binomial name
Oxythemis phoenicosceles
Ris, 1910

Oxythemis phoenicosceles, the Pepperpants, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, and freshwater marshes.

It is the only species in its genus.

References

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  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Oxythemis phoenicosceles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59966A85932455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59966A85932455.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.