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Azuragrion nigridorsum
      Sailing Bluet
   Mlawula

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Distribution: Southern Cape coast, Eastern Cape Province and coastal, central and northern KwaZulu Natal to about 1200 m a.s.l. Other local South Africa records. To Ethiopia.
Body Length: 25-26 mm
Hind Wing Length: 15-16 mm
Habitat: Pools, vleis, and small lakes, usually fringed with bushes or trees, and with an abundance of grasses, sedges and lilies. Sometimes grassy margins of slow reaches of rivers.
Flight Period: November to May
Features: Very small, bright blue and black with black patch on S8. Coastal pools in KwaZulu Natal and marshy margins of Cape rivers.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Gerhard Diederikcs and Kate Braun.

3 records, from 12/4/2011 to 11/17/2018

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