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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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| DECEPTIVE WIDOW vs AFRICAN PIEDSPOT | MALE WIDOWS AT A GLANCE | |||||
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| Hemistigma albipunctum - African Piedspot | ||||||
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| DECEPTIVE WIDOW vs AFRICAN PIEDSPOT | FEMALE WIDOWS AT A GLANCE | |||||
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| Palpopleura lucia - Lucia Widow | Palpopleura portia - Portia Widow | Palpopleura jucunda - Yellow-veined Widow | Hemistigma albipunctum - African Piedspot | |||
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