Summary ³

Gynacantha usambarica is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and shrub-dominated wetlands. It is found in the Mtunzini swamp forests.
It has a characteristic way of hanging from a branch - rather than perching on it.

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1. (c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robert Taylor
2. (c) Gerhard Diedericks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gerhard Diedericks
3. Adapted by Ricky Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynacantha_usambarica

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