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Pseudagrion acaciae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coenagrionidae

Scientific name
  
Pseudagrion acaciae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonata

Genus
  
Pseudagrion

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Pseudagrion kersteni, Pseudagrion hageni, Pseudagrion sublacteum

Pseudagrion acaciae, the acacia sprite is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical rivers and floodplains.

A medium-sized damselfly (length 32–38 mm; wingspan 37–48 mm). The face is orange-red and it has greenish post-ocular spots. The front of the eyes are red-orange and the back of the eyes are green-blue. The synthorax is rusty red with black stripes above; the sides are light blue. The abdomen is lime green with black dorsal lines and black rings; segments eight and nine are bright pale blue with black markings at their ends.

References

Pseudagrion acaciae Wikipedia