A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Zosteraeschna
minuscula
Friendly Hawker
Vrolike Venter
South African/African
distribution records
South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
least_concerned
least_concerned
least_concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
   
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
HAWKER MALES AT A GLANCE    
     
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Anaciaeschna triangulifera - Evening Hawker
(Young male)
Pinheyschna subpupillata - Stream Hawker Zosteraeschna usambarica - Forest Hawker  
       
ADULT FEMALES
 
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
       
AGED FEMALES
       
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
FRIENDLY HAWKER vs EVENING HAWKER HAWKER FEMALES AT A GLANCE
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Anaciaeschna triangulifera - Evening Hawker Pinheyschna subpupillata - Stream Hawker Zosteraeschna usambarica - Forest Hawker  
       
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