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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Pseudagrion
gamblesi |
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Great Sprite/ Gambel's Sprite |
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Grootgesie |
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South African/African distribution records |
South African Red List assessment |
Red List assessments |
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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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MALE COMPARISONS |
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SPRITE MALES WITH YELLOW IN THEIR EYES AND FACE |
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GREAT vs SPRINGWATER SPRITE |
GREAT vs YELLOW-FACED SPRITE |
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GREAT vs HARLEQUIN SPRITE |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS |
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Pseudagrion
caffrum - Springwater Sprite |
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Pseudagrion
citricola - Yellow-faced Sprite |
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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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FEMALE COMPARISONS |
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GREAT vs SPRINGWATER SPRITE |
GREAT vs YELLOW-FACED SPRITE |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES |
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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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