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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Orthetrum
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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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As young males, these 4 are grouped together due to the similar pattern
on the abdomen. Of these 4, only brachiale and guineense have dark
claspers with julia and stemmale having white claspers. The Pt of julia
in most cases turns black very fast.
Also see the id table for fully pruinosed males
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Orthetrum julia falsum |
Orthetrum stemmale |
Orthetrum guineense |
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ADULT FEMALES |
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YOUNG FEMALES |
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AGED FEMALES |
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FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES |
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Abdomen and thorax patterns may look similar, but when young only
brachiale has dark claspers. On the mature female, the Ax veins
are ALWAYS pale and the pterostigma is light colored in contrast with
julia that ALWAYS have dark Ax veins with the Pt orange to dark brown
turning black. The odd one out is stemmale that may have dark or light
Ax veins and the Pt color pale or orange |
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Orthetrum julia falsum |
Orthetrum stemmale |
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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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