A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Paragomphus
magnus
Great Hooktail
Groothakiestert
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  
GREAT HOOKTAIL vs ROCK HOOKTAIL GREAT HOOKTAIL vs FLAPPER HOOKTAIL
     
GOMPHIDAE THORAX PATTERNS    
     
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Paragomphus cognatus - Rock Hooktail   Paragomphus sabicus - Flapper Hooktail  
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
GREAT HOOKTAIL vs ROCK HOOKTAIL GREAT HOOKTAIL vs FLAPPER HOOKTAIL
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Paragomphus cognatus - Rock Hooktail   Paragomphus sabicus - Flapper Hooktail  
       
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