A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Endangered endemic species
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
   
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES  
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ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
MAUVE BLUET vs SWAMP BLUET    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES  
Africallagma glaucum - Swamp Bluet    
       
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OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
       
       
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