Urothemis assignata explained

Urothemis assignata, the red basker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Distribution

It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.^[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Description

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Notes and References

1. Book: K-D. B.. Dijkstra. V. Clausnitzer . 2015 . The dragonflies and damselflies of Eastern Africa. 978-94-91615-06-1.
2. Book: Tarboton. W.R.. Tarboton. M.. 2015. A guide to dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Struik Nature Publishing. 9781775841845.
3. Book: Samways, Michael J.. 2008. Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft Publishers. 9789546423306.