Biology:Pseudagrion kersteni
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Short description: Species of damselfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudagrion |
| Species: | P. kersteni
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| Pseudagrion kersteni (Gerstäcker, 1869)
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Pseudagrion kersteni, powder-striped sprite, Kersten's sprite or the powder-striped sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitat is rivers.
References
- ↑ Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Pseudagrion kersteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60022A83866736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60022A83866736.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60022/83866736. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
- Pseudagrion kersteni on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
- Illustration (watercolour) by Sélys
Wikidata ☰ Q1307887 entry
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