A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Gynacantha
villosa
Brown Duskhawker
Bruinskemerventer
South African/African
distribution records
South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
vulnerable
least_concerned
least_concerned
       
ADULT MALES
 
 
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
BROWN DUSKHAWKER vs EASTERN DUSKHAWKER BROWN DUSKHAWKER vs LITTLE DUSKHAWKER
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Gynacantha usambarica - Eastern Duskhawker   Gynacantha manderica - Little Duskhawker  
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
 
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
BROWN vs EASTERN DUSKHAKER DUSKHAWKER - GYNACANTHA FEMALES AT A GLANC
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Gynacantha usambarica - Eastern Duskhawker   Gynacantha manderica - Little Duskhawker  
       
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