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'''''Syncordulia gracilis''''', the '''yellow presba''', is a species of [[dragonfly]] in the family [[Corduliidae]]. |
'''''Syncordulia gracilis''''', the '''yellow presba''', is a species of [[dragonfly]] in the family [[Corduliidae]]. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution ans status== |
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Endemic species to the [[south]] [[western]] [[Western Cape Province]], [[South Africa]] , with one [[historic]] [[record]] from, [[KwaZulu-Natal Province]] [[Drakensberg]], and one record from Prentjiesberg in [[Eastern Cape Province]]. It is rare throughout its range. It is no longer seen at many sites where it once was present, hence its [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] ''Red List'' status.<ref name="Samways 2010">{{cite web|title=''Syncordulia gracilis''|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63202/0|work=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2012.2.|accessdate=18 April 2013|author=Samways, M.J.|date=2010}}</ref> |
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==Status== |
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Vulnerable |
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==Habitat== |
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Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[montane]] streams and rivers flowing over flat rocks, with [[fynbos]] or grassy banks.<ref name= |
Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[montane]] streams and rivers flowing over flat rocks, with [[fynbos]] or grassy banks.<ref name=tarboton>{{cite book|last1=Tarboton|first1=W.R.|last2=Tarboton|first2=M.|year=2015|title=A guide to dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa|ISBN=9781775841845}}</ref><ref name=samways>{{cite book|first=Michael J.|last=Samways|year=2008|title=Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa|publisher=Pensoft Publishers|ISBN=9789546423306}}</ref> |
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==Identification== |
==Identification== |
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This species is about 48 mm long, with a wingspan |
This species is about 43-48 mm long, with a wingspan 60-70 mm. Sexes much alike but [[♀]] has an amber wash on forewing and hindwing. The thorax has two yellow stripes on each side, and the abdomen is yellow and black.<ref name=tarboton/><ref name=samways/> |
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Syncordulia gracilis Yellow Presba 2013 02 26 a.jpg|Yellow presba male |
Syncordulia gracilis Yellow Presba 2013 02 26 a.jpg|Yellow presba male |
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Syncordulia gracilis, the yellow presba, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.
Distribution ans status
Endemic species to the south western Western Cape Province, South Africa , with one historic record from, KwaZulu-Natal Province Drakensberg, and one record from Prentjiesberg in Eastern Cape Province. It is rare throughout its range. It is no longer seen at many sites where it once was present, hence its vulnerable Red List status.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are montane streams and rivers flowing over flat rocks, with fynbos or grassy banks.[2][3]
Identification
This species is about 43-48 mm long, with a wingspan 60-70 mm. Sexes much alike but ♀ has an amber wash on forewing and hindwing. The thorax has two yellow stripes on each side, and the abdomen is yellow and black.[2][3]
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Yellow presba male -
Yellow Presba female
References
- ^ Samways, M.J. (2010). "Syncordulia gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2012.2. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ a b Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2015). A guide to dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 9781775841845.
- ^ a b Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft Publishers. ISBN 9789546423306.
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