A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Brachythemis
lacustris
Red Groundling
Rooigrondwagtertjie
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Least concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
 
       
AGED MALES
       
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
RED GROUNDLING vs ORANGE-WINGED DROPWING RED GROUNDLING vs LITTLE SCARLET
       
RED GROUNDLING vs BROAD SCARLET RED GROUNDLING vs RED-VEINED DROPWING
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Trithemis kirbyi - Orange-winged Dropwing Crocothemis sanguinolenta - Little Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea - Broad Scarlet  
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
 
       
AGED FEMALES
 
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
RED GROUNDLING vs SOUTHERN BANDED GROUNDLING RED GROUNDLING vs BROAD SCARLET
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES  
Brachythemis leucosticta - Southern Banded Groundling Crocothemis erythraea - Broad Scarlet    
       
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