About Elattoneura glauca (Burmeister, 1860)
Elattoneura glauca is a smallish damselfly with a 40 mm (1.6 inch) wingspan, and it shows strong sexual dimorphism. Males have a pale blue thorax with a black lateral stripe. Their long, slender abdomen is black with a white underside, a pale blue tip, and a white ring at each joint. Male eyes are turquoise. Females and immature individuals are tan, with a narrow whitish band on each body segment. Females have a whitish thorax with thick brown stripes, and pale eyes striped with brown bands. Females are larger than males, have a more robust build, and their mottled abdomens are less elongated. Where their ranges overlap, females can easily be confused with Elattoneura frenulata. This species is widely distributed across southern Africa. It is locally common, and can occur in large numbers in suitable habitat. It lives among bushes and grass along rivers and streams, and is usually found in shady areas near water, though individual damselflies may also be found further away in thickets. It is mostly associated with slow-flowing water.
