A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Pseudagrion
 sublacteum
Cherry-eye Sprite
Kersieoog-gesie
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Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
   
  MALE COMPARISONS  
ADULT MALE SPRITES WITH RED EYES
   
   
CHERRY-EYE vs ACACIA SPRITE  
 
CHERRY-EYE vs VARIABLE SPRITE CHERRY-EYE vs MASAI SPRITE
CHERRY-EYE vs VAAL SPRITE    
 
CHERRY-EYE vs PAINTED SPRITE (RACE HAGENI) CHERRY-EYE vs PAINTED SPRITE (RACE TROPICANUM)
     
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion acaciae - Acacia Sprite
(Young males)
   
       
ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
   
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
CHERRY-EYE vs MASAI SPRITE CHERRY-EYE  vs SWARTHY SPRITE
CHERRY-EYE vs ACACIA SPRITE CHERRY-EYE vs BLACK SPRITE
CHERRY-EYE vs VARIABLE SPRITE CHERRY-EYE vs VAAL SPRITE
     
CHERRY-EYE vs OTHER SPRITE FEMALES    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion acaciae - Acacia Sprite Pseudagrion commoniae - Black Sprite Pseudagrion hamoni - Swarthy Sprite Pseudagrion massaicum - Masai Sprite
       
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