A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Tramea
limbata
Ferruginous Glider
Enkelbandswerwer
South African/African
distribution records
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Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
   
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
FERRUGINOUS vs KEYHOLE GLIDER FERRUGINOUS GLIDER vs RED BASKER
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Tramea basilaris - Keyhole Glider   Urothemis assignata - Red Basker  
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
   
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
FERRUGINOUS GLIDER vs RED BASKER  FERRUGINOUS vs KEYHOLE GLIDER
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Urothemis assignata - Red Basker   Tramea basilaris - Keyhole Glider  
       
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