A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Pseudagrion
newtoni
Harlequin Sprite
Harlekyngesie
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Vulnerable endemic species
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
     
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
  MALE COMPARISONS  
SPRITE MALES WITH YELLOW IN THEIR EYES AND FACE
   
       
HARLEQUIN vs SPRINGWATER SPRITE HARLEQUIN vs GREAT SPRITE
HARLEQUIN vs YELLOW-FACED SPRITE HARLEQUIN vs PAINTED SPRITE
RACE TROPICANUM
HARLEQUIN vs PAINTED SPRITE
RACE HAGENI
   
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion hageni tropicanum - Painted Sprite race tropicanum    
       
ADULT FEMALES
     
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
HARLEQUIN vs PAINTED SPRITE RACE TROPICANUM HARLEQUIN vs PAINTED SPRITE RACE HAGENI
HARLEQUIN vs MAKABUSI SPRITE    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Pseudagrion hageni tropicanum - Painted Sprite race tropicanum Pseudagrion hageni hageni - Painted Sprite race hageni
       
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OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
     
       
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