A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Urothemis
edwardsii
Blue Basker
Blousonvangertjie
South African/African
distribution records
South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
BLUE BASKER vs PYGMY BASKER YOUNG MALES    
   
     
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Adult male
None
Aethriamanta rezia - Pygmy Basker
(Young male)
   
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
BLUE BASKER vs PYGMY BASKER BLUE BASKER vs RED BASKER
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Aethriamanta rezia - Pygmy Basker   Urothemis assignata - Red Basker  
       
PAIRS
       
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
       
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