A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Trithemis
furva
Navy Dropwing/
Dark Dropwing
Blouvalvlerkie
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  
NAVY vs DENIM DROPWING NAVY vs HIGHLAND DROPWING
       
DENIM vs NAVY vs HIGHLAND DROPWING PTEROSTIGMAS HIGHLAND vs NAVY DROPWING WING DETAIL
       
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Trithemis donaldsoni - Denim Dropwing   Trithemis dorsalis - Highland Dropwing  
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
NAVY vs RUSSET DROPWING NAVY vs HIGHLAND vs JAUNTY DROPWING
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Trithemis pluvialis - Russet Dropwing      
       
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