Aciagrion gracile (graceful slim) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Kenya.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Aciagrion |
| Species: | A. gracile
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| Aciagrion gracile (Sjöstedt, 1909)
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Taxonomy edit
Aciagrion gracile, Aciagrion hamoni and Aciagrion pinheyi have many similarities; the taxonomy and identification of this group requires revision.[2]
Habitat edit
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]
Gallery edit
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Male graceful slim. Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park
References edit
- ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59781A75303637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59781A75303637.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
External links edit
Media related to Aciagrion gracile at Wikimedia Commons
