A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Pseudagrion
hamoni
Swarthy Sprite/
Hamon's Sprite
Donkergesie
South African/African distribution records South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
MALE COMPARISONS
ADULT MALE SPRITES WITH BLACK AND RED EYES
   
   
SWARTHY  vs BLACK SPRITE  
 
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion commoniae - Black Sprite    
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
SWARTHY vs CHERRY-EYE SPRITE FEMALE SWARTHY vs MASAI SPRITE FEMALE
SWARTHY vs BLACK SPRITE FEMALE  
 
SWARTHY vs VAAL SPRITE FEMALE SWARTHY vs ACACIA SPRITE FEMALE
SWARTHY vs VARIABLE SPRITE    
   
       
ADULT FEMALE  SPRITES  
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion acaciae - Acacia Sprite Pseudagrion commoniae - Black Sprite Pseudagrion massaicum - Masai Sprite Pseudagrion sublacteum - Cherry-eye Sprite
       
Pseudagrion vaalense - Vaal Sprite      
       
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OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR
 
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