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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Pseudagrion citricola |
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Jaloerse Gesie | ||||
| South African/African distribution records | South African Red List assessment | Red List assessments | ||||
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| MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS | ||||||
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| MALE COMPARISONS | ||||||
| ADULT MALE SPRITES WITH YELLOW IN THE EYES AND FACE | ||||||
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| YELLOW-FACED vs SPRINGWATER SPRITE | YELLOW-FACED vs GREAT SPRITE | |||||
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YELLOW-FACED vs SLATE SPRITE (Young male) |
YELLOW-FACED vs PAINTED SPRITE (Young male) |
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| YELLOW-FACED vs HARLEQUIN SPRITE | ||||||
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| COMPARISON TO MALES WITH DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES | ||||||
| YELLOW-FACED vs MOUNTAIN SPRITE | ||||||
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| Pseudagrion caffrum - Springwater Sprite | Pseudagrion gamblesi - Great Sprite |
Pseudagrion
salisburyense - Slate Sprite (Young male) |
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| ADULT FEMALES | ||||||
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| FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS | ||||||
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| FEMALE COMPARISONS | ||||||
| YELLOW-FACED vs MOUNTAIN SPRITE | ||||||
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YELLOW-FACED vs SLATE SPRITE (Darker blue form) |
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| YELLOW-FACED vs UPLAND SPRITE | ||||||
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| YELLOW-FACED vs GREAT SPRITE | ||||||
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| Pseudagrion draconis - Mountain Sprite (When full blue s8 and in the light blue form) |
Pseudagrion
spernatum - Upland Sprite (When full blue s8) |
Pseudagrion
salisburyense - Slate Sprite (Darker blue form) |
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| OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR | ||||||
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