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Ceriagrion glabrum
      Common Citril
   Mlawula

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Distribution: Widespread in South Africa. Mostly low elevations, occasionally to 1000 m a.s.l. and warmer areas of highveld, but not the driest areas. To East and West Africa, also Madagascar, Seychelles and Mascarenes.
Body Length: 39-41 mm
Hind Wing Length: 20-20.5 mm
Habitat: Pools, marshes and sluggish reaches of rivers with an abundance of tall grass, sedges and reeds. Sometimes an open habitat, with trees nearby, or even in thick forest.
Flight Period: October to May
Features: Medium-sized, all orange, with two, minute projections on S10. Pools, marshes, dams, sluggish reaches of streams in the open or in forest, at lower elevations throughout South Africa.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed photos by Kate Braun, Pam Sai and Ernst Klimsa, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

6 records, from 5/29/2013 to 4/17/2019

Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.