A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Trithemis
aconita
Halfshade Dropwing
Skaduvalvlerkie
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  
HALFSHADE vs SILHOUETTE DROPWING HALFSHADE vs JAUNTY DROPWING
       
DROPWING vs SKIMMER    
   
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Trithemis hecate - Silhouette Dropwing      
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
HALFSHADE vs SILHOUETTE DROPWING HALFSHADE vs DENIM DROPWING
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Trithemis hecate - Silhouette Dropwing   Trithemis donaldsoni - Denim Dropwing  
       
PAIRS
     
       
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
     
       
HABITAT
       
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