Sedge Sprite

Sedge sprites are among the smallest of all damselfly species with slender abdomens and a total length less than 3 cm. Generally, they are metallic green with no post-ocular spots (pale-coloured markings just behind eyes, characteristic of many damselflies). Male sedge sprites are fairly easy to recognize due to the blue colour of the terminal two and a half abdominal segments with paired dark spots on the terminal two segments. Females are very similar to males but the two terminal abdominal segments are each dark with a blue band. Females exhibit two colour and pattern morphs, one similar to the male and one with green and yellow colouration.