A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
Home	Damselflies	Dragonflies	Morphology
Orthetrum chrysostigma	Epaulet Skimmer		Epouletskepper
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
	KEY ID FEATURES
Wings
Face
Thorax		Abdomen
	MALE COMPARISONS
EPAULET vs TWO-STRIPED SKIMMER		EPAULET vs HIGHLAND SKIMMER
EPAULET vs BANDED SKIMMER		EPAULET vs CAPE SKIMMER
EPAULET vs BOLD SKIMMER
As immature males, these species are grouped together based on the presence of a pale stripe on the thorax.
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Orthetrum caffrum - Two-striped Skimmer		Orthetrum machadoi - Highland Skimmer
ADULT FEMALES
YOUNG FEMALES
AGED FEMALES
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
	FEMALE COMPARISONS
EPAULET vs TWO-STRIPED SKIMMER		EPAULET vs CAPE SKIMMER
ADULT FEMALE SKIMMER ABDOMEN MARKINGS
	SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS
Orthetrum caffrum - Two-striped Skimmer
PAIRS
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR
ANOMALY
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