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Pseudagrion acaciae
      Acacia Sprite
   Mlawula

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Distribution: Localised, below 300 m a.s.l. in the east. Northern Cape Province, northern KwaZulu Natal, becoming more abundant in Mpumalanga (Kruger National Park). To Tanzania.
Body Length: 38-39 mm
Hind Wing Length: 18.5-19 mm
Habitat: Swift, hot-savanna lowveld streams and rivers with grass fringes. Perches on emergent sticks and vegetation in main current.
Flight Period: November to May
Features: Medium-sized, rusty-headed with light green back of head, and orangy red thorax with green, black-ringed abdomen and blue tip. Swift, hot-savanna streams and rivers.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun, Pam Sai, Tina Petterson and Gerhard Diedericks, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

12 records, from 3/19/2014 to 4/18/2019

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