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Also see the id table for fully pruinosed males PDF.
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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Orthetrum chrysostigma |
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As young males grouped together because of the pale stripe on the
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| Orthetrum machadoi | Orthetrum caffrum | |||||
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| SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES | ||||||
| Orthetrum caffrum | ||||||
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON, OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SPECIES, VISIT THESE WEBSITES | ||||||
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