Aethriamanta rezia is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Described by William Forsell Kirby in 1889, it is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist and dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist and dry shrubland, rivers, marshes, and other wetlands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pygmy Basker 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
- Aethriamanta nymphaeae
- Sympetrum speciosum
- Aethriamanta brevipennis
- Nannophya koreana
- Aethriamanta circumsignata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Aethriamanta
- Species
- Aethriamanta rezia
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