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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Pseudagrion
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Mountain Sprite |
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Berggesie |
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South African/African distribution records |
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ADULT MALES |
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TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES |
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AGED MALES |
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MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
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MALE COMPARISONS |
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SPRITE MALES WITH EYES BLACK ABOVE AND GREEN BELOW, TOGETHER WITH A
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MOUNTAIN vs UPLAND SPRITE |
MOUNTAIN vs PALMIET SPRITE |
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MOUNTAIN vs POWDER-FACED SPRITE |
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MOUNTAIN vs SLATE SPRITE |
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MOUNTAIN vs BALINSKY'S SPRITE |
MOUNTAIN vs MAKABUSI SPRITE |
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COMPARISON TO MALES WITH DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES |
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MOUNTAIN vs
YELLOW-FACED SPRITE |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS |
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Pseudagrion spernatum - Upland Sprite |
Pseudagrion
furcigerum - Palmiet 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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MOUNTAIN vs BALINSKY SPRITE |
MOUNTAIN vs UPLAND SPRITE |
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MOUNTAIN vs MAKABUSI SPRITE |
MOUNTAIN vs PALMIET SPRITE |
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MOUNTAIN vs POWDER-FACED SPRITE |
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MOUNTAIN vs YELLOW-FACED SPRITE |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS |
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Pseudagrion
citricola - Yellow-faced Sprite (When full blue s8) |
Pseudagrion
spernatum - Upland Sprite
(When full blue s8) |
Pseudagrion
kersteni - Powder-faced Sprite |
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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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