| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Eleuthemis buettikoferi |
| Authority | Ris, 1910 |
| Synonyms | Eleuthemis buettikoferi ssp. quadrigutta Pinhey, 1974 |
Eleuthemis buettikoferi, the firebelly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is the only species in its genus.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.
References
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived 28 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Eleuthemis buettikoferi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.