Dancing Jewel
Platycypha caligata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Platycypha caligata, the dancing jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Africa from Ethiopia to Angola and South Africa. Its natural habitats include shady parts of subtropical or tropical streams and rivers in forest, woodland, savanna, and shrubland, and shorelines of lakes.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Chlorocyphidae
- Genus
- Platycypha