A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
Home	Damselflies		Dragonflies	Morphology
Palpopleura portia	Portia Widow			Portia-weetjie
South African/African distribution records	South African Red  List assessment		Red List assessments
ADULT MALES
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
AGED MALES
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
	MALE COMPARISONS
PORTIA vs LUCIA WIDOW
MALE WIDOWS AT A GLANCE
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Palpopleura lucia - Lucia Widow
ADULT FEMALES
YOUNG FEMALES
AGED FEMALES
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
	FEMALE COMPARISONS
PORTIA vs LUCIA WIDOW
FEMALE WIDOWS AT A GLANCE
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Palpopleura lucia - Lucia Widow	Palpopleura jucunda - Yellow-veined Widow		Palpopleura deceptor - Deceptive Widow
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