Pseudagrion coeleste

Pseudagrion coeleste
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. coeleste
Binomial name
Pseudagrion coeleste
Longfield, 1947
Synonyms
  • Pseudagrion coelestis Longfield 1947 (missp.)
  • Pseudagrion samfyae Pinhey, 1964

Pseudagrion coeleste (catshead sprite) is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae.

Distribution

Found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.[1]

Habitat

Pseudagrion coeleste favours freshwater marshes and pools with emergent vegetation.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Pseudagrion coelestis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T60013A12231960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60013A12231960.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa (1st ed.). Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
  3. ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.


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