Platycypha lacustris
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| Platycypha lacustris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
| Genus: | Platycypha |
| Species: | P. lacustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914) | |
Platycypha lacustris, also known as forest jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in forest of Sub-Saharan Africa in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.[1][2] Its lives around rainforest streams. It is a widespread species that can be threatened by habitat loss.[1]