Global InformationElattoneura frenulata information
| Elattoneura frenulata | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Elattoneura |
| Species: | E. frenulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Elattoneura frenulata (Hagen, 1860)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Disparoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860 | |
Elattoneura frenulata is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae known commonly as the sooty threadtail or Roetswartdraadstertjie. It is endemic to South Africa. It is a localised endemic of montane areas of the Western Cape, marginally expanding into the western parts of the Eastern Cape.[3] Though it has a restricted distribution, it is locally common. It lives near slow-moving rivers with abundant vegetation.[1]
- ^ a b Samways, M.J. (2010). "Elattoneura frenulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63216A12636031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63216A12636031.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860".
- ^ Willis, C. K.; Samways, M. J. (2011). Water Dancers of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens (PDF). SANBI Biodiversity Series 21. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. ISBN 978-1-919976-68-6.