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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Platycypha caligata |
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Dansende Juweeltjie | ||||
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| MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS | ||||||
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| SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES | ||||||
| Platycypha fitzsimonsi | ||||||
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| FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS | ||||||
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| SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES | ||||||
| Chlorocypha consueta | Platycypha fitzsimonsi | |||||
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| DANCING RITUAL | ||||||
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| OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR | ||||||
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| ANOMALY | ||||||
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON, OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SPECIES, VISIT THESE WEBSITES | ||||||
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