Graceful slim

(Aciagrion gracile)

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Description

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. Aciagrion gracile, Aciagrion hamoni and Aciagrion pinheyi have many similarities; the taxonomy and identification of this group requires revision. 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. Aciagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Aciagrion are small and slender damselflies with a small head. They are found at still waters including swamps. Aciagrion is widely distributed in the tropics from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia. They are commonly known as Slims.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Odonata
Family:Coenagrionidae
Genus:Aciagrion
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