Cyanothemis

"Bluebolt" redirects here. For the comic book superhero, see Blue Bolt.

Cyanothemis is a monotypic genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae containing the single species Cyanothemis simpsoni. It is known by the common name bluebolt. It is native to central Africa, where it is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.^[1]

Cyanothemis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Cyanothemis Ris, 1915
Species:	C. simpsoni
Binomial name
Cyanothemis simpsoni Ris, 1915

This dragonfly lives along rivers in forested habitat.^[1]