A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Paragomphus genei	Common Hooktail		Gewone Hakiestert
South African/African distribution records	South African Red  List assessment	Red List assessments
ADULT MALES
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
AGED MALES
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
	MALE COMPARISONS
COMMON HOOKTAIL vs ROCK HOOKTAIL		COMMON HOOKTAIL vs CORKSCREW  HOOKTAIL
COMMON vs CORKSCREW vs ROCK HOOKTAIL		GOMPHIDAE THORAX PATTERNS
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Paragomphus elpidius - Corkscrew Hooktail
ADULT FEMALES
YOUNG FEMALES
YOUNG FEMALE JUST AFTER EMERGING TILL HER MAIDEN FLIGHT
AGED FEMALES
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
	FEMALE COMPARISONS
COMMON HOOKTAIL VS ROCK HOOKTAIL		COMMON vs CORKSCREW vs ROCK HOOKTAIL
COMMON HOOKTAIL vs ROCK HOOKTAIL vs COMMON THORNTAIL FEMALE
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Paragomphus elpidius Corkscrew Hooktail
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