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A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa © John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson |
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| RED GROUNDLING vs ORANGE-WINGED DROPWING | RED GROUNDLING vs LITTLE SCARLET | |||||
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| RED GROUNDLING vs BROAD SCARLET | RED GROUNDLING vs RED-VEINED DROPWING | |||||
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| Trithemis kirbyi - Orange-winged Dropwing | Crocothemis sanguinolenta - Little Scarlet | Crocothemis erythraea - Broad Scarlet | ||||
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| RED GROUNDLING vs SOUTHERN BANDED GROUNDLING | RED GROUNDLING vs BROAD SCARLET | |||||
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| SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES | ||||||
| Brachythemis leucosticta - Southern Banded Groundling | Crocothemis erythraea - Broad Scarlet | |||||
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