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Spotted Spreadwing Male Close-up

Spotted Spreadwing, Lestes tridens, Gevlekte Spanvlerkie

Spotted Spreadwing Male Close-up, images  as  identification aid for damselfly species Spotted Spreadwing, Lestes tridens Gevlekte Spanvlerkie

 

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Distribution 
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South Africa:

  • From E Cape to the northern parts of South Africa and the coastal plains of KZN, eastern Mpumalanga and LP. 

Africa:

Angola; Botswana; Côte d'Ivoire; Congo-Brazzaville; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gabon; Kenya; Liberia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Republic of South Africa; Somalia; Tanzania; Togo; Zambia; Zimbabwe;

Further reading:

Websites:
D D IDA Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
IUCNThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species       Least concern.