A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Africallagma
sinuatum
Peak Bluet
Spitsbloutjie
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Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
 
       
AGED MALES
     
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
BLUET MALES WITH THIN HUMERAL STRIPES
   
       
PEAK vs SLENDER BLUET  
 
PEAK vs SWAMP BLUET    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Africallagma fractum - Slender Bluet Africallagma glaucum - Swamp Bluet
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
BLUET FEMALES WITH THIN HUMERAL STRIPES
   
       
PEAK vs SWAMP BLUET    
 
PEAK vs SLENDER BLUET  
   
     
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Africallagma fractum - Slender Bluet Africallagma glaucum - Swamp Bluet
       
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