About Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959
Agriocnemis falcifera, commonly called the white-masked whisp, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. This species is endemic to southern Africa. This is a tiny, gregarious damselfly that inhabits the grassy fringes of ponds and pools. It measures between 23 and 27 mm in total length, and has a wingspan ranging from 23 to 30 mm. Mature males and females look similar to each other. When immature, individuals are initially entirely orange-red; in later immature stages, orange-red coloration is only present on the terminal segments of the abdomen. When fully mature, only the anal appendages are orange-red. This species has a whitish band stretching from eye to eye across the forehead, and small green post-ocular spots that are connected across the back of the head.
