Pseudagrion caffrum

Pseudagrion caffrum, the springwater sprite is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats include montane streams with grassy banks.[2]

Pseudagrion caffrum
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Genus:
Pseudagrion
Species:
P. caffrum
Binomial name
Pseudagrion caffrum
(Burmeister, 1839)

A medium-sized damselfly (length 31–3 mm; wingspan 39–47 mm).[3] The face is black and yellow and it lacks post-ocular spots. The eyes are black above and yellow below. The synthorax is dark blue above and the sides are pale, pruinescent blue. The abdomen is dark blue above and yellow green below, ageing to pruinescent grey.[2]

  • Male
  • Male
  • Male abdomen detail
  • Male head and thorax
  • Male
  • Male face
  • Female
  • Pair

References
  1. Suhling, F. (2010). "Pseudagrion caffrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63184A12611979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63184A12611979.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Samways, Michael J. (2008). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
  3. Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620338784.
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