Brachythemis leucosticta

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name:

Brachythemis leucosticta

Species Authority:

(Burmeister, 1839)

Common Name/s:

English

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Banded Groundling

Synonym/s:

Libellula leucosticta Burmeister, 1839

Libellula unifasciata Rambur, 1842

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V.

Reviewer/s:

Kipping, J. & Simaika, J.P.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Brachythemis leucosticta is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

2006	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
2006	–	Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Brachythemis leucosticta is widespread in Africa (except in forest areas), southern Europe, and the Middle East.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Angola (Angola); Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Israel; Italy; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Portugal; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Locally very high population densities.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Lakes, pools, and rivers. The species usually occurs in swarms above thinly vegetated shorelines.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no serious threats affecting this species across its global range.

Major Threat(s):

There are no serious threats affecting this species across its global range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Not needed.

Conservation Actions:

Not needed.

Citation:	Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Brachythemis leucosticta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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