Pseudagrion kaffinum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is rivers. Commonly known as the Kaffa Sprite.[2] Lives along slow flowing water with nearby mud and grass. Lives at altitudes of 1,600–1,800 m (5,200–5,900 ft) above sea level.[3]

Pseudagrion kaffinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. kaffinum
Binomial name
Pseudagrion kaffinum
Consiglio, 1978

References

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  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V. (2010). "Pseudagrion kaffinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60271A12338016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60271A12338016.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kaffa Sprite - Pseudagrion kaffinum". Observation.org. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. ^ Clausnitzer, Dijkstra (2005). "The dragonflies (Odonata) of Ethiopia, with notes on the status of endemic taxa and the description of a new species" (PDF). Entomologische Zeitschrift · Stuttgart. 115: 117–130.