Bug FAQOrange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion rubriceps · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
Also called: Saffron-faced Blue Dart
The orange-faced sprite is a medium-sized damselfly with a bright reddish-orange face on males and a yellow-green face on females. It lives widely across tropical Asian plains and sub-montane areas, breeding in weedy streams and ponds. Males are easy to tell apart from other Pseudagrion species because of their distinctive orange face.
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How to recognize it
Males have a brilliant reddish-orange face, while females show a yellow-green face and thorax.
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Size
It is a medium sized damselfly.
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Where it lives
It is found in plains and sub-montane regions and breeds in weedy streams and ponds.
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Where it comes from
It occurs in many tropical Asian countries.
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Lookalikes
The male’s orange face makes it stand out from all other Pseudagrion species.
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Questions people ask
How can I identify an orange-faced sprite?
Look for a medium damselfly with a bright reddish-orange face on the male or a yellow-green face on the female.
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Where does the orange-faced sprite live?
It is widespread in tropical Asian plains and sub-montane areas, breeding in weedy streams and ponds.
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Same family (Coenagrionidae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudagrion_rubriceps
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