Pseudagrion spernatum

Pseudagrion spernatum
Male
female
Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. spernatum
Binomial name
Pseudagrion spernatum
Hagen in Selys, 1881

Pseudagrion spernatum, the Natal sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly the Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers.

  • male
    male
  • female blue morph
    female blue morph

References

  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Pseudagrion spernatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60032A85460136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60032A85460136.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  • Upland sprite Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata



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