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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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| MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS | ||||||
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| CAPE vs TWO-STRIPED SKIMMER | CAPE vs EPAULET SKIMMER | |||||
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| Orthetrum caffrum - Two-striped Skimmer | Orthetrum chrysostigma - Epaulet Skimmer | |||||
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| FEMALE COMPARISONS | ||||||
| CAPE vs TWO-STRIPED SKIMMER | CAPE vs EPAULET SKIMMER | |||||
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| Orthetrum caffrum - Two-striped Skimmer | Orthetrum chrysostigma - Epaulet Skimmer | |||||
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| OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR | ||||||
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON, OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SPECIES, VISIT THESE WEBSITES | ||||||
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