Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902

Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902

Pseudagrion commoniae, the black sprite, is a coenagrionid damselfly found in eastern African wooded streams and rivers.

Genus
Pseudagrion
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902

Pseudagrion commoniae, commonly known as the black sprite, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. This species is distributed across eastern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Ethiopia. Black sprite individuals live in and alongside streams and rivers located in wooded landscapes.

Photo: (c) Oleg Kosterin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Oleg Kosterin · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion

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