A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Onychogomphus
supinus
Lined Claspertail
Knypstert
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  
LINED CLASPERTAIL vs COMMON THORNTAIL LINED CLASPERTAIL vs CLUBBED TALONTAIL
       
LINED CLASPERTAIL vs YELLOWJACK GOMPHIDAE THORAX PATTERNS
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Ceratogomphus pictus - Common Thorntail Crenigomphus hartmanni - Clubbed Talontail Notogomphus praetorius- Yellowjack  
       
ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
     
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
LINED CLASPERTAIL vs CLUBBED TALONTAIL LINED CLASPERTAIL vs YELLOWJACK
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Crenigomphus hartmann - Clubbed Talontail   Notogomphus praetorius - Yellowjack  
       
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