Orthetrum monardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Woodland Skimmer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Orthetrum robustum
- Orthetrum chrysostigma
- Orthetrum julia
- Orthetrum machadoi
- Orthetrum caffrum
- Orthetrum azureum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Orthetrum
- Species
- Orthetrum monardi
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