Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881

Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881

Pseudagrion spernatum, the Natal sprite, is a coenagrionid damselfly found across much of eastern and southern Africa.

Genus
Pseudagrion
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881

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

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion

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