The body of the Pale Bluet has been described as subtle, subtile comes from the Latin subtiles meaning 'fine in texture, delicately slender'.
Pale Bluet
Introduction: The body of the Pale Bluet (Africallagma subtile) has been described as subtle, subtile comes from the Latin subtiles meaning 'fine in texture, delicately slender'. Well-vegetated temporary rain ponds associated with dense reeds and grass are their favoured habitats.
Distribution: More common in northern Namibia than recordings show, but the only sighting has been near Rundu.
Colouration: Pale blue and black thorax with broad brown stripes along the mid-dorsal carina and humeral suture. The head is blue and the abdomen pale blue, hence the common name.
Breeding: Females oviposit eggs into submerged plants.
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