A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Tramea
basilaris
Keyhole Glider
Loerswerwer
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  
KEYHOLE vs FERRUGINOUS GLIDER KEYHOLE GLIDER vs RED BASKER
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Tramea limbata - Ferruginous Glider   Urothemis assignata - Red Basker  
       
ADULT FEMALES
 
       
YOUNG FEMALES
     
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
KEYHOLE vs FERRUGINOUS GLIDER  
 
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Tramea limbata - Ferruginous Glider    
       
PAIRS
       
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
       
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