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Aciagrion gracile

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Aciagrion gracile
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Aciagrion
Species:
A. gracile
Binomial name
Aciagrion gracile
(Sjöstedt, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mombagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909
  • Aciagrion attenuatum Fraser, 1928
  • Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
  • Aciagrion pinheyi Samways, 2001

Aciagrion gracile, commonly known as the graceful slim, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Kenya.

Habitat

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59781A75303637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59781A75303637.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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