Africallagma sapphirinum
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Africallagma sapphirinum, the sapphire bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is locally common.[2]
This species is found in grassland, where its natural habitat is ponds and lakes with floating aquatic plants.[2]
This bluet is 24–28 mm long, with a wingspan of 26–33 mm. The thorax is sapphire-blue with black dorsal and stripes. The abdomen is deep blue and black; segments one to five are mainly sapphire-blue with a discontinuous black dorsal stripe, segments eight and nine are blue and segments six, seven and ten are mostly black.[2]
Immature male
Immature male
Male
Male
Male abdomen
Male head
Mating pair
Mating pair
References[]
- ^ Suhling, F. (2017). "Africallagma sapphirinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T63218A75318064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63218A75318064.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620338784.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Coenagrionidae
- Insects of South Africa
- Insects described in 1950
- Coenagrionidae stubs