Pseudagrion sudanicum

{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}

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| name = Blue-sided sprite

| image = Pseudagrion sudanicum 005829-1.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| taxon = Pseudagrion sudanicum

| authority = Le Roi, 1915

| synonyms =

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Clausnitzer, V. |author2=Dijkstra, K.-D.B. |author3=Suhling, F. |date=2016 |title=Pseudagrion sudanicum |volume=2016 |page=e.T60034A85461390 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60034A85461390.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

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Pseudagrion sudanicum, the blue-sided sprite is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and freshwater marshes.

File:Pseudagrion sudanicum 005829-2.jpg|Male

File:Pseudagrion sudanicum 2016 10 08 12 39 43 5846.jpg|Mating pair

File:Pseudagrion sudanicum 2016 10 08 12 41 32 5872.jpg|Male

File:Pseudagrion sudanicum 2016 10 08 12 46 04 5960.jpg|Pair; female ovipositing