Platycypha auripes | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
Genus: | Platycypha |
Species: | P. auripes
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Binomial name | |
Platycypha auripes (
Förster, 1906)
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Platycypha auripes, also known as Tanzania jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. [1] [2] It occurs in and around forest streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and wood extraction. [1]