Pseudagrion kersteni (Gerstäcker, 1869) is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudagrion kersteni (Gerstäcker, 1869)

Pseudagrion kersteni (Gerstäcker, 1869)

Pseudagrion kersteni is a damselfly species found across much of Africa that lives in river habitats.

Genus
Pseudagrion
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Pseudagrion kersteni (Gerstäcker, 1869)

Pseudagrion kersteni, commonly called powder-striped sprite or Kersten's sprite, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. This species has been recorded in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and may also be present in Burundi. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion

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