Pseudagrion caffrum, the springwater sprite is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats include montane streams with grassy banks.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudagrion |
| Species: | P. caffrum
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| Pseudagrion caffrum (Burmeister, 1839)
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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]
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References
edit- ^ 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 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Samways, Michael J. (2008). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
- ^ Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620338784.
External links
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Media related to Pseudagrion caffrum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pseudagrion caffrum at Wikispecies- Pseudagrion caffrum on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
