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Pseudagrion kersteni
      Powder-faced Sprite
   Malolotja Mlawula

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Distribution: Very common throughout much of South Africa 50-1600 m a.s.l., but rarely on coast. Throughout tropical Africa.
Body Length: 38-41 mm
Hind Wing Length: 20-21 mm
Habitat: Grass-, herb- and reedfringed, shallow, fairly fast streams and rivers.
Flight Period: All year, but scarce in winter.
Features: Medium-sized, pruinescent powdery blue and black striped, with bold, blue postocular spots and black labrum. Tall grass-fringed streams and rivers throughout much of South Africa.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photo by Kate Braun, Gerhard Diedericks and Ernst Klimsa, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

45 records, from 4/23/2011 to 10/20/2019

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