''Orthetrum anceps'' or ''Orthetrum ramburii'' is a
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
species, which occurs throughout
Europe
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,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, and northern
Africa
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.
Catalogue of Life
Retrieved 15 January 2014.
See also
* ''Orthetrum
''Orthetrum'' is a large genus of dragonfly, dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly referred to as skimmers.
The size of adults within the genus ranges from small to large; in Africa, the hindwing ranges in length from 22 to ...
'' it is also found in pakistan.
References
Libellulidae
Insects described in 1845
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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