Africallagma sapphirinum, the sapphire bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is locally common.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sapphire Bluet 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
- Enallagma eiseni
- Enallagma praevarum
- Enallagma anna
- Coenagrion caerulescens
- Enallagma durum
- Enallagma davisi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Africallagma
- Species
- Africallagma sapphirinum
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