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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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Trithemis arteriosa |
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| RED-VEINED vs RUSSET DROPWING | RED-VEINED vs VIOLET DROPWING | |||||
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RED-VEINED vs VIOLET DROPWING (Young male) |
RED-VEINED DROPWING vs RED GROUNDLING | |||||
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Trithemis annulata
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| RED-VEINED vs ORANGE-WINGED DROPWING | RED-VEINED vs VIOLET vs RUSSET DROPWING | |||||
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON, OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS SPECIES, VISIT THESE WEBSITES | ||||||
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