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Pseudagrion gamblesi
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Distribution: Localised, northern KwaZulu Natal to South of Mpumalanga (700-1400 m a.s.l.). To Angola and D R Congo.
Body Length: 45-46 mm
Hind Wing Length: 27.5-28 mm
Habitat: Fast, rocky-bottomed rivers with quieter, reed-fringed pools in upland, grassy savanna.
Flight Period: October to April
Features: Fairly large, greenish blue and black striped, with yellowish orange and black head and large light blue postocular spots, and blue or pruinescent whitish abdominal tip. Localised at reed-fringed, swift, rocky rivers in middle-elevation grassy savanna.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Gerhard Diedericks.

1 record, from 7/21/2015

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