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By Colour - Wing Patches

Several dragonfly species shows markings (small or large) in the wings Key to image grouping:

These species may be blue, dark blue, grey, brown or red

Blue Black or Grey
  • Wing Patches

Large
Small
Steaks
Well defined colourful veins
Tips only
Amber Patches only

Red
  • Red coloured species with amber patches
 Synopsis
  • Males and female are shown
  • Females may not be the same colour as their respective males
  • Please click on the image to enlarge.
  • Females included. Blue or grey may differ from males
Wing Patches
Large
100 705 Palpopleura portia Lucia Widow Numu July 2015r 7Lucia WidowPalpopleura portia
Male
100 1941 Palpopleura lucia Lucia Widow Female Close up1 Ndumo KZN RSA Mch 2018r 1Female
100 1287 Palpopleura portia Portia Widow Mystic Monkeys LP RSA Jan 2017r 6Portia Widow
Palpopleura portia
Male
100 1297 Palpopleura portia Portia Widow Female Melkrivier LP RSA Sept 2017r 1Female
100 1148 Rhyothemis semihalina Phantom Flutterer Farm Alicedale Tshipise LP RSA Dec 2015r 8Phantom Flutterer Rhyothemis semihalina 
Male
100 3458 Rhyothemis semihalina Phantom Flutterer Female Ezemvelo GP RSA Nov 2018r 15 Phantom FluttererRhyothemis semihalina 
Female
101 502 Tetrathemis polleni Black splashed Elf Male Tshipise LP RSA March 2015Black splashed Elf
Tetrathemis polleni
Male

 

  • Smal, with or without amber
100 2004 Brachythemis leucosticta Banded Groundling Male RNR GP RSA Jan 2016r 1Banded Groundling
Brachythemis leucosticta
Male
100 581 Palpopleura jacunda Yellow veined Widow Male Mooinooi NWP RSA Dec 2015r 2Yellow-veined Widow. Palpopleura jacunda. Male
100 2053 Palpopleura jacunda Yellow veined Widow Female Mooinooi NWP RSA Dec 2015r 7Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura jacunda
Female

 

  • Streaks or spots
100 1892 Palpopleura deceptor Deceptive Widow Male RNR GP RSA Mch 2018r 6Deceptive Widow
Palpopleura deceptor
Male
100 1735 Palpopleura jacunda Yellow veined Widow Male Rustenburg LP RSA Sept 2017r 2Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura jacunda
Male
100 1205 Hemistigma albipuncta Pied spot Kozi Mch 2017r 4PiedspotHemistigma albipuncta  Male
100 1203 Hemistigma albipuncta Pied spot Female Banga Neck Mch 2017r 1Piedspot
Hemistigma albipuncta
Female
  • Amber

Silhouette 1 2Banded Duskdarter
Parazyxomma flavicans
Male

100 1941 Palpopleura lucia Lucia Widow Female Close up1 Ndumo KZN RSA Mch 2018r 1Lucia Widow
Palpopleura lucia
Note: Females only
100 2004 Diplacodes luminans Barbet Percher Kgomo kgomo LP RSA Dec 2017r 3Barbet Percher
Diplacodes luminans
Males and Females
100 581 Palpopleura jacunda Yellow veined Widow Male Mooinooi NWP RSA Dec 2015r 2Yellow-veined Widow. Palpopleura jacunda.
Male
  • Dark Tips
100 3013 Nesciothemis farinosa Eastern Blacktail Female Songimvelo Nature Reserve MP RSA Febr 2019r 1Eastern BlacktailNesciothemis farinosa
Note: Females Only
100 3005 Nesciothemis farinosa Eastern Blacktail Male Mystic Monkeys Jan 2017r 2Eastern Blacktail,
Nesciothemis farinosa,
Note: Old males only
100 545 Bradinopyga cornuta Horned Rockdweller Female Thipese LP RSA Dec 2018r 5Horned Rockdweller Bradinopyga cornuta Note: Females only
100 1203 Hemistigma albipuncta Pied spot Female Banga Neck Mch 2017r 1 Piedspot
Hemistigma albipuncta
Note: Females only
Red coloured species with amber patches Click
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100 1434 Brachythemis lacustris Red Groundling Male Tshipise LP Mch 2016r 2 Red GroundlingBrachythemis lacustris 
Male
100 1694 Tholymis tillarga Twister Female KgomoKgomo NWP RSA Feb 2017r 21Twister Tholymis tillarga
Note: Females only
100 924 Diplacodes luminans Barbet Percher Kgomo Kgomo Female NWP RSA Febr 2017r 4Barbet PercherDiplacodes luminans
Males And females