A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Chlorolestes conspicuus
Conspicuous Malachite
Reusemalagiet
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Least concerned Endemic species
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
ADULT MALE MALACHITES WITH UNIFORMLY COLOURED PTEROSTIGMAS
   
 
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Chlorolestes apricans - Amatola Malachite Chlorolestes umbratus - White Malachite Ecchlorolestes nylephtha - Queen Malachite
       
ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
 
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
ADULT FEMALE MALACHITES WITH UNIFORMLY COLOURED PTEROSTIGMAS
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Chlorolestes apricans - Amatola Malachite Chlorolestes umbratus - White Malachite   Ecchlorolestes nylephtha - Queen Malachite
       
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