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Agriocnemis exilis
      Little Wisp
   

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Distribution: Localised, Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu Natal coastal plain, Limpopo, Swaziland. To Ethiopia and West Africa, also Madagascar andMauritius.
Body Length: 18-22 mm
Hind Wing Length: 8.5-10 mm
Habitat: Flooded margins of open pools, dams and pans with an abundance of fairly short, reddish grass, sedges and reeds.
Flight Period: December to May
Features: Minute to very small, mostly shiny blackwith green face, fine green thoracic stripe and bright orange abdominal tip. Flooded pools thick with grasses and reeds in hot areas.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

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