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