A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Chlorolestes
fasciatus
Mountain Malachite
Bergmalagiet
South African/African distribution records South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
Least concerned endemic species
       
ADULT MALES (BANDED FORM)
 
       
ADULT MALES (UNBANDED FORM)
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
MALE MALACHITES WITH BI-COLOURED PTEROSTIGMAS
   
       
MOUNTAIN vs FOREST MALACHITE MALES    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Chlorolestes draconicus - Drakensberg Malachite Chlorolestes elegans - Elegant Malachite Chlorolestes tessellatus - Forest Malachite
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
FEMALE MALACHITES WITH BI-COLOURED PTEROSTIGMAS
       
MOUNTAIN vs FOREST MALACHITE FEMALES    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Chlorolestes draconicus - Drakensberg Malachite Chlorolestes elegans - Elegant Malachite Chlorolestes tessellatus - Forest Malachite
       
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