Pseudagrion coeleste
Species of damselfly
| Pseudagrion coeleste | |
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudagrion |
| Species: | P. coeleste |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudagrion coeleste (catshead sprite) is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae.
Distribution
Found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.[1]
Habitat
Pseudagrion coeleste favours freshwater marshes and pools with emergent vegetation.[2][3]
Gallery
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References
- ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Pseudagrion coelestis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T60013A12231960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60013A12231960.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa (1st ed.). Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
External links
Media related to Pseudagrion coeleste at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pseudagrion coeleste at Wikispecies- Pseudagrion coeleste on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
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