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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
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Orthetrum
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Dark-shouldered Skimmer |
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ADULT MALES |
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TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES |
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MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES |
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For the fully pruinosed males, abbotti and machadoi are grouped together with
hintzi due to the shape and color of the Pt, the light colored Ax
veins and the yellow costa (most noticeable between the nodus and
pterostigma) combination. Abdomen pattern and dark shoulder similar to
guineense.
Also see the id table for fully pruinosed males
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Orthetrum abbotti
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Orthetrum machadoi |
Orthetrum guineense |
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ADULT FEMALES |
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YOUNG FEMALES |
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FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES |
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Orthetrum guineense |
Orthetrum machadoi |
Orthetrum abbotti
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PAIRS |
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OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON, OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SPECIES, VISIT THESE WEBSITES |
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SOUTH AFRICAN DAMSELFLY AND DRAGONFLY APP |
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DRAGONFLIES |
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