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Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Africa

Pseudagrion 1
Acacia Sprite 2
Pseudagrion acaciae
Pseudagrion angolense
Pseudagrion bicoerulans 3
Pseudagrion caffrum 4
Yellow-faced Sprite 5
Pseudagrion citricola
Catshead Sprite 6
Pseudagrion coeleste
Pseudagrion coeleste umsingaziense 7
Pseudagrion commoniae
Pseudagrion commoniae nigerrimum 8
Dark Sprite 3
Pseudagrion deningi
Pseudagrion dispar
Pseudagrion draconis 9
Palmiet Sprite 7
Pseudagrion furcigerum
Gambel's Sprite 5
Pseudagrion gamblesi
Pseudagrion glaucescens 10
Hagen's Sprite 5
Pseudagrion hageni
Pseudagrion hageni hageni 11
Painted Sprite 6
Pseudagrion hageni tropicanum
Hamon's Sprite 5
Pseudagrion hamoni
Kersten's Sprite 5
Pseudagrion kersteni
Masai Sprite 5
Pseudagrion massaicum
Harlequin Sprite
Pseudagrion newtoni
Bluetail Sprite 3
Pseudagrion nubicum
Bright Sprite
Pseudagrion punctum
Slate Sprite 5
Pseudagrion salisburyense
Natal Sprite 5
Pseudagrion spernatum
Pseudagrion spernatum natalense 4
Cherry-eye Sprite 3
Pseudagrion sublacteum
Cherry-eye Sprite 6
Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum
Blue-sided Sprite 12
Pseudagrion sudanicum
Vaal Sprite 13
Pseudagrion vaalense
Mediterranean Bluet 14
Coenagrion caerulescens
Southern Damselfly
Coenagrion mercuriale
Dainty Damselfly 15
Coenagrion scitulum
Ischnura filosa
Iberian Bluetail 16
Ischnura graellsii
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly 17
Ischnura pumilio
Sahara Bluetail 15
Ischnura saharensis
Common Bluetail 18
Ischnura senegalensis
Seychellibasis alluaudi
Slender Bluet 19
Africallagma fractum
Swamp Bluet 5
Africallagma glaucum
Africallagma sapphirinum 20
Little Wisp 3
Agriocnemis exilis
white-masked whisp 21
Agriocnemis falcifera
Agriocnemis falcifera falcifera 21
Agriocnemis forcipata 22
Pinhey's Wisp 5
Agriocnemis pinheyi
Malagasy Bluet 7
Azuragrion kauderni
Black-tailed Bluet 5
Azuragrion nigridorsum
Ceriagrion auritum
Ceriagrion bakeri
Green-fronted Citril 3
Ceriagrion corallinum
Common Citril 5
Ceriagrion glabrum
Suave Citril 8
Ceriagrion suave
Small Red Damselfly 23
Ceriagrion tenellum
Ceriagrion whellani 24
Goblet-marked Damselfly 25
Erythromma lindenii
Small Red-eyed Damselfly 26
Erythromma viridulum
Mulanje Damsel 27
Oreocnemis phoenix
Proischnura rotundipennis
Blue-faced featherleg
Proplatycnemis pseudalatipes
Proplatycnemis sanguinipes
Goldtail 5
Allocnemis leucosticta
Allocnemis nigripes 3
Allocnemis superba 3
Copera congolensis 3
Sooty Threadtail 7
Elattoneura frenulata
Common Threadtail 6
Elattoneura glauca
Elattoneura vittata
Common Riverjack 2
Mesocnemis singularis
Blue Riverjack 6
Metacnemis valida
Barbary Featherleg
Platycnemis subdilatata
Copper Demoiselle 28
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis
Glistening Demoiselle 5
Phaon iridipennis
Phaon rasoherinae 27
Broad-winged Sparklewing 3
Umma cincta
Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes dissimulans
Pallid Spreadwing 7
Lestes pallidus
Common Spreadwing 5
Lestes plagiatus
African Spotted Spreadwing 3
Lestes tridens
Sickle Spreadwing 29
Lestes uncifer
Smoky Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus
Common Winter Damselfly 30
Sympecma fusca
Stenocypha molindica 27
Blue Jewel 3
Chlorocypha aphrodite
Chlorocypha cancellata
Ruby Jewel 31
Chlorocypha consueta
Blue-fronted Jewel 7
Chlorocypha cyanifrons
Chlorocypha trifaria 3
Platycypha angolensis
Tanzania Jewel 32
Platycypha auripes
Dancing Jewel 5
Platycypha caligata
Platycypha caligata caligata 4
Malawi Jewel 27
Platycypha caligata lacus
Boulder Jewel 33
Platycypha fitzsimonsi
Platycypha lacustris
Conspicuous Malachite 34
Chlorolestes conspicuus
Drakensberg Malachite 19
Chlorolestes draconicus

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