Trithemis aconita
 Trithemis aconita the Monkshood Dropwing is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Benin Botswana Cameroon Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Liberia Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria South Africa Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.