Libellula pontica

Libellula pontica is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Libellula pontica
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Libellula
Species:	L. pontica
Binomial name
Libellula pontica Selys, 1887