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Pseudagrion salisburyense
      Slate Sprite
   

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Distribution: Very common throughout much of South Africa 200-1600 m a.s.l., although scarce in Western Cape Province. To Kenya.
Body Length: 35-38 mm
Hind Wing Length: 20.5-21 mm
Habitat: Mostly sluggish or still reaches of streams and rivers with an abundance of reeds, grasses and herbs. Common at reservoirs. Occasionally faster water, and also pools and water holes.
Flight Period: Can fly all year, but scarce Jul-Aug.
Features: Small to medium-sized, all dark, slate blue, with greenish blue labrum, and two, round bright blue postocular spots and abdomen with bluish tip that later turns whitish. Reedfringed sluggish streams and rivers, and occasionally pools. Very common across much of South Africa.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun, Gerhard Diedericks and Ernst Klimsa, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

6 records, from 8/8/2013 to 4/7/2018

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