Cover photo by John Wilkinson. Find the Swarthy Sprite in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Coenagrionidae Identification Small size Length up to 39mm; Wingspan reaches 50mm. The Swarthy Sprite shows considerable variation in colouration, depending on age. Males most closely resemble Pseudagrion commoniae (Black Sprite). Both species may show a uniformly … Continue reading Swarthy Sprite (Pseudagrion hamoni)