Aeshna ellioti
| Highland hawker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Aeshna |
| Species: | A. ellioti |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeshna ellioti Kirby, 1896 | |
Aeshna ellioti, the highland hawker or Elliot's hawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and Alpine wetlands.
References
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Aeshna ellioti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
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