Orange-faced Sprite

Pseudagrion rubriceps · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae

Also called: Saffron-faced Blue Dart

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Orange-faced Sprite
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA

The orange-faced sprite is a medium-sized damselfly. Males have a striking reddish-orange face, while females show yellow-green eyes, face and thorax with similar markings. It lives across plains and sub-montane regions in many tropical Asian countries, breeding in weedy streams and ponds.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Males are easy to spot by their bright reddish-orange face; females have yellow-green eyes, face and thorax with comparable patterns.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a medium-sized damselfly.

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Where it lives

It is widely distributed on plains and sub-montane areas. It breeds in weedy streams and ponds.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in many tropical Asian countries.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

The male’s orange face sets it apart from all other Pseudagrion species.

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More photos

Orange-faced Sprite photo 2
Photo: Afsarnayakkan, CC BY-SA
Orange-faced Sprite photo 3
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0
Orange-faced Sprite photo 4
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0
Orange-faced Sprite photo 5
Photo: Muhamed Sherif, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

How can I tell an orange-faced sprite apart from other damselflies?

Look for the male’s vivid reddish-orange face; females have yellow-green coloration on the eyes, face and thorax.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Coenagrionidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudagrion_rubriceps

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