A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Pseudagrion
vaalense
Vaal Sprite
Vaalriviergesie
South African/African distribution records South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
 
       
AGED MALES
 
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
ADULT MALE SPRITES WITH RED EYES
   
       
VAAL vs MASAI SPRITE VAAL vs VARIABLE SPRITE
VAAL vs VARIABLE vs MASAI SPRITE VAAL vs ACACIA SPRITE
VAAL vs CHERRY-EYE SPRITE    
 
VAAL vs PAINTED SPRITE RACE HAGENI VAAL vs PAINTED SPRITE RACE TROPICANUM
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion massaicum - Masai Sprite  Pseudagrion sjoestedti - Variable Sprite
       
ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
     
       
AGED FEMALES
     
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
VAAL vs ACACIA SPRITE VAAL vs MASAI SPRITE
VAAL vs CHERRY-EYE SPRITE VAAL vs VARIABLE SPRITE
VAAL vs BLACK SPRITE VAAL vs SWARTHY SPRITE
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion acaciae Pseudagrion massaicum Pseudagrion sublacteum Pseudagrion sjoestedti - Variable Sprite
       
PAIRS
       
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
 
       
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