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Pseudagrion acaciae
Damselfly with orange eyes, orange-brown stripes on the thorax, green and black abdomen, with two blue bands on the tip.
Riverine woodland, near the Mbuluzi river.
Observed in the Mbuluzi Gorge, Mlawula Nature Reserve.
I think this one is the same as yours (female or immature male):
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/303...
... and this one might be the male of the same species:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/305...
Yes, I've submitted it to the Virtual Museum - they've unfortunately got a lot of damselfly/dragonfly photos to work through though, over 2000 records not yet ID'd.
Oh dear Kate. Have you sent your photo to the experts? Shall I just wait for their ID?
My confidence with my provisional ID is dropping - it could be an immature male, not female!
The closest I can find for the meantime is possibly the female Masai Sprite (Pseudagrion massaicum) - I'd be fairly confident about calling it a female Sprite (Pseudagrion sp.)
I think I got pics of the same one, so I'll let you know when I get an ID on it.
Spotted on Mar 19, 2014
Submitted on May 8, 2014
