A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
© John Wilkinson & Rob Dickinson
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Gomphidia
quarrei
Southern Fingertail/
Quarre's Tiger
Suidelike Vingerstert
South African/African
distribution records
South African Red  List assessment Red List assessments
near_threatened
least_concerned
least_concerned
       
ADULT MALES
       
TENERAL AND YOUNG MALES
 
       
AGED MALES
 
       
MALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
   
       
  MALE COMPARISONS  
SOUTHERN FINGERTAIL vs COMMON TIGERTAIL GOMPHIDAE THORAX PATTERNS
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Ictinogomphus ferox - Common Tigertail      
       
ADULT FEMALES
   
       
YOUNG FEMALES
   
       
AGED FEMALES
       
FEMALES - DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION TIPS
     
       
  FEMALE COMPARISONS  
SOUTHERN FINGERTAIL vs COMMON TIGERTAIL    
     
       
  SIMILAR LOOKING SPECIES PAGE LINKS  
Ictinogomphus ferox - Common Tigertail      
       
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