''Crocothemis divisa'', commonly known as rock scarlet, is a species of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

in the family

Libellulidae The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...

. It is a widespread through much of tropical Sub-Saharan Africa where its natural habitats include pools and streams in woodland and bush. It may occasionally disperse as far as South Africa and Namibia (only one record from each country).

References

Libellulidae Insects described in 1898 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub