A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Lestes
virgatus
Smoky Spreadwing
Rookspanvlerkie
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Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
   
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES  
Lestes plagiatus      
       
ADULT FEMALES
     
       
YOUNG FEMALES
     
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES  
Lestes plagiatus Lestes pallidus    
       
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