Zosteraeschna ellioti

Highland hawker
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Zosteraeschna
Species:	Z. ellioti
Binomial name
Zosteraeschna ellioti Kirby, 1896
Synonyms
Aeshna ellioti Kirby, 1896

Zosteraeschna ellioti, the highland hawker or Elliot's hawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and alpine wetlands.

References

1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Zosteraeschna ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13390533A13391110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13390533A13391110.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.