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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
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ADULT MALES |
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AGED MALES |
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MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES |
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For the fully pruinosed males, abbotti and hintziare grouped together
with machadoi due to the shape and color of the Pt, the light colored Ax
veins and the yellow costa (most noticeable between the nodus and
pterostigma) combination. Machadoi tend to show a pale area on the thorax and
might also be confused with chrysostigma. It also displays a darkish
shoulder and may be confused with guineense.
Also see the id table for fully pruinosed males
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Orthetrum abbotti
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Orthetrum hintzi |
Orthetrum chrysostigma |
Orthetrum guineense |
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ADULT FEMALES |
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YOUNG FEMALES |
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AGED FEMALES |
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FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
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SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES |
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Orthetrum abbotti
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Orthetrum hintzi |
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PAIRS |
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OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON, OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SPECIES, VISIT THESE WEBSITES |
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SOUTH AFRICAN DAMSELFLY AND DRAGONFLY APP |
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