A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
Home	Damselflies	Dragonflies	Morphology
Pseudagrion sjoestedti	Variable Sprite		Verneukertjie
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
MALE SPRITES WITH RED EYES
VARIABLE vs MASAI SPRITE
VARIABLE vs VAAL SPRITE		VARIABLE vs VAAL vs MASAI SPRITE
VARIABLE vs CHERRY-EYE SPRITE		VARIABLE vs ACACIA SPRITE
VARIABLE vs PAINTED SPRITE RACE HAGENI		VARIABLE vs PAINTED SPRITE RACE TROPICANUM
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Pseudagrion massaicum - Masai Sprite		Pseudagrion vaalense - Vaal Sprite
ADULT FEMALES
YOUNG FEMALES
AGED FEMALES
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
	FEMALE COMPARISONS
VARIABLE vs SWARTHY SPRITE		VARIABLE vs CHERRY-EYE SPRITE
VARIABLE vs ACACIA SPRITE		VARIABLE vs MASAI SPRITE
VARIABLE vs BLACK SPRITE		VARIABLE vs VAAL SPRITE
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Pseudagrion hamoni - Swarthy Sprite	Pseudagrion sublacteum - Cherry-eye Sprite	Pseudagrion acaciae Acacia Sprite	Pseudagrion massaicum - Masai Sprite
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