Powder-faced Sprite

Pseudagrion kersteni · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae

Also called: Kersten's Sprite

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Powder-faced Sprite
Photo: Alandmanson, CC BY-SA 3.0

The powder-faced sprite is a damselfly that belongs to the family Coenagrionidae. It lives beside rivers. It occurs in many African nations, including Angola, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Pseudagrion kersteni, known as the powder-faced sprite, is a damselfly in the Coenagrionidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Its natural habitat is rivers.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found across a wide range of African countries such as Angola, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania.

Source: Wikipedia

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Questions people ask

What is the natural habitat of the powder-faced sprite?

It lives beside rivers.

Source: Wikipedia

In which countries is the powder-faced sprite found?

It occurs in many African nations, including Angola, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Coenagrionidae)

Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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