Pseudagrion rubriceps
| Saffron-faced blue dart | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudagrion |
| Species: | P. rubriceps |
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Pseudagrion rubriceps (Selys, 1876) |
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Pseudagrion rubriceps,saffron-faced blue dart, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in many tropical Asian countries.
The male is easily distinguished from all other Pseudagrion species by the brilliant reddish-orange face, from which it derives its name. Widely distributed throughout the plains and submontane areas. It breads in open streams and ponds.
Two subspecies recognized.
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