A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Crocothemis
divisa
Rock Scarlet
Rotsblosie
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ADULT MALES
     
 
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
       
AGED MALES
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
ROCK SCARLET vs LITTLE SCARLET ROCK SCARLET vs BROAD SCARLET
       
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Crocothemis sanguinolenta - Little Scarlet   Crocothemis erythraea - Broad Scarlet  
       
ADULT FEMALES
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Crocothemis sanguinolenta - Little Scarlet   Crocothemis erythraea - Broad Scarlet  
       
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