A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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African Piedspot/ Pied-spot
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ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
 AFRICAN PIEDSPOT vs DECEPTIVE WIDOW AFRICAN PIEDSPOT vs INSPECTOR
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Palpopleura deceptor - Deceptive Widow Chalcostephia flavifrons - Inspector
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
AFRICAN PIEDSPOT vs DECEPTIVE WIDOW AFRICAN PIEDSPOT vs EASTERN BLACKTAIL
 
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Palpopleura deceptor - Deceptive Widow   Nesciothemis farinosa - Eastern Blacktail
       
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