black-calabash vs Violet Dropwing

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Trithemis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Trithemis annulata

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Violet Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.