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Black tailed bluet

Azuragrion nigridorsum
Black-tailed Bluets can be found in spring-fed ponds created from the damming of streams.

Black tailed bluet

Introduction: Black-tailed Bluets (Azuragrion nigridorsum) can be found in spring-fed ponds created from the damming of streams. The species appears to be totally black from above.

Distribution: Otavi Mountains, Sesfontein, Ongongo and the Upper Swakop River near Gross Barmen.

Colouration: Pale brown pterostigma, black head with a green to blue labrum, blue thorax and a greenish-blue abdomen.

Breeding: Oviposits in submerged plants. The hatched larvae live between the plants.

Flight season: Throughout the year.

Max size: 30mm.

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