A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Dwarf Percher
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ADULT MALES
 
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
DWARF PERCHER vs BLACK PERCHER    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Diplacodes lefebvrii - Black Percher      
       
ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
 
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
DWARF PERCHER vs BLACK PERCHER DWARF vs BLACK vs BARBET PERCHER
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Diplacodes lefebvrii - Black Percher   Diplacodes luminans - Barbet Percher  
       
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