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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
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Sailing Bluet |
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Swartstertbloutjie |
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South African/African distribution records |
South African Red List assessment |
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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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BLUET MALES WITH WIDE HUMERAL STRIPES |
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SAILING BLUET vs
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SAILING BLUET vs FORK-TAILED BLUET |
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SAILING vs BLUETS WITH A THIN HUMERAL STRIPE |
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SAILING BLUET vs SWAMP BLUET |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS |
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Proischnura
rotundipennis - Round-winged Bluet |
Proischnura
subfurcata - Fork-tailed Bluet |
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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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BLUET FEMALES WITH WIDE HUMERAL STRIPES |
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SAILING BLUET vs ROUND-WINGED BLUET |
SAILING BLUET vs SWAMP BLUET |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS |
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Proischnura
rotundipennis - Round-winged Bluet |
Africallagma
glaucum - Swamp Bluet |
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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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