Syncordulia gracilis
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| Syncordulia gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Synthemistidae |
| Genus: | Syncordulia |
| Species: | S. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syncordulia gracilis Burmeister, 1839 | |
Syncordulia gracilis, the yellow presba, is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae.
Endemic species to the south western Western Cape Province, South Africa, with one historic 1948 record from, KwaZulu-Natal Province Drakensberg area, and one record 2000 from Prentjiesberg in Eastern Cape Province. It is rare throughout its range. It is no longer seen at many sites where it once was present, hence its vulnerable Red List status.[1]
