Palmiet Sprite

Pseudagrion furcigerum · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae

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Palmiet Sprite
Photo: Alandmanson, CC BY

Pseudagrion furcigerum is a damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. Adults are found on the margins of well-vegetated pools, streams and rivers.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Adults live along the edges of pools, streams and rivers that have good vegetation.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Palmiet Sprite photo 3
Photo: Ris, F., Public domain

Questions people ask

Where does the Palmiet Sprite live?

It lives on the margins of well-vegetated pools, streams and rivers in the Western Cape and south-western Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

What family does the Palmiet Sprite belong to?

It belongs to the damselfly family Coenagrionidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Coenagrionidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudagrion_furcigerum

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