A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Pantala
flavescens
Pantala
Narbroekie
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  
PANTALA vs TWISTER    
   
General shape and perching behavior is very similar, but the markings on the abdomen differs.    
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Tholymis tillarga - Twister      
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
 
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
PANTALA vs TWISTER    
   
General shape and perching behavior is very similar, but the markings on the abdomen differs.    
     
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Tholymis tillarga - Twister      
       
PAIRS
       
OVIPOSITING BEHAVIOR    
   
       
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