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Harlequin Sprite
Pseudagrion newtoni
Pseudagrion newtoni, the harlequin sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
From the article Pseudagrion newtoni on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Mature male: The face is bright orange, and the top of the head is black with bright orange postocular spots joined by a line of the same colour. The eyes are reddish-brown above and yellow-brown below. The upper thorax is black with orange antehumeral stripes and the sides are green to blue. The abdomen is black above, except for S7 to S10, which are bright blue above. The wings are clear with reddish-brown pterostigmata.
Range & habitat
This sprite is endemic to South Africa, where it is rare and localised in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 110835.