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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Orthetrum machadoi |
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| MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS | ||||||
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| MALE COMPARISONS | ||||||
| HIGHLAND vs EPAULET SKIMMER | HIGHLAND vs DARK-SHOULDERED SKIMMER | |||||
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| HIGHLAND vs LITTLE SKIMMER | HIGHLAND vs GUINEA SKIMMER | |||||
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| SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS | ||||||
| Orthetrum chrysostigma - Epaulet Skimmer | Orthetrum hintzi - Dark-shouldered Skimmer | Orthetrum abbotti - Little Skimmer | Orthetrum guineense - Guinea Skimmer | |||
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| FEMALE COMPARISONS | ||||||
| HIGHLAND vs DARK-SHOULDERED SKIMMER | HIGHLAND vs LITTLE SKIMMER | |||||
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| HIGHLAND vs GUINEA SKIMMER | ADULT FEMALE SKIMMER ABDOMEN MARKINGS | |||||
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| SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS | ||||||
| Orthetrum hintzi - Dark-shouldered Skimmer | Orthetrum abbotti - Little Skimmer | |||||
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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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