A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
Home Damselflies Dragonflies Morphology
Orthetrum
stemmale
Bold Skimmer
Koenieskepper
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
 
       
  KEY ID FEATURES  
Wings      
 
Face      
     
Abdomen  
  Adult Young  
 
Thorax      
     
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
BOLD vs JULIA SKIMMER    
 
       
BOLD vs BANDED SKIMMER  
 
   
BOLD vs EPAULET SKIMMER  
 
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Orthetrum julia falsum - Julia Skimmer Orthetrum brachiale - Banded Skimmer
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
 
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
BOLD vs BANDED SKIMMER BOLD vs JULIA SKIMMER
     
ADULT FEMALE SKIMMER ABDOMEN MARKINGS    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Orthetrum brachiale - Banded Skimmer   Orthetrum julia falsum - Julia Skimmer  
       
PAIRS
     
       
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
       
ANOMALIES
   
       
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