Pseudagrion hageni is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Common names include painted sprite and Hagen's sprite. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola (including Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania). Its natural habitats are shaded streams in subtropical or tropical forest, thicket and bush.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hagen's Sprite being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Pseudagrion
- Species
- Pseudagrion hageni
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