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Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4 cm. Dont have a photo of the upperside unf. I hope this is enough for an ID suggestion of some sort :)

Habitat:

Next to a river, meadowland

Species ID Suggestions

Masai sprite (female)

Pseudagrion massaicum

Reference Link
Fanie
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Comments (3)
Tiz
Thank you Kate and Fanie! I will keep this one a bit longer so I can research a bit my self when I have better internet.
KateBraun
Photo of male and female masai sprite here: http://www.sntc.org.sz/biodiversity/sdodonataphotos.asp?pid=2002&spid=1114 The tip of the abdomen seems to have slightly different markings, so I'm also not sure!

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Mlawula Nature Reserve
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PublishedMarch 24, 2014

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