Pseudagrion inopinatum

Pseudagrion inopinatum, the Badplaas sprite or Balinsky's sprite is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats include open rivers with abundant marginal vegetation.

Pseudagrion inopinatum
Male

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. inopinatum
Binomial name
Pseudagrion inopinatum

References

  1. Samways, M.J. 2018. Pseudagrion inopinatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T63175A75542437. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63175A75542437.en. Downloaded on 29 December 2018.
  2. Balinsky, B.I. (1971). "A new species of Pseudagrion Sélys (Odonata) from Eastern Transvaal". Journal of the Entomological Society of South Africa. 34: 11–15.
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