Oxythemis phoenicosceles

Oxythemis phoenicosceles
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Oxythemis
Species:	O. phoenicosceles
Binomial name
Oxythemis phoenicosceles Ris, 1910

Oxythemis phoenicosceles, the Pepperpants, is a species of dragonfly in 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

• Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Oxythemis phoenicosceles. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
• Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 21 October 2010. 

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