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Silhouette Dropwing Image Gallery

Silhouette Dropwing     Trithemis hecate      Skraalvalvlerkie

Silhouette Dropwing Image Gallery Images as identification aid for the dragonfly species Silhouette Dropwing, Trithemis Hecate, Skraalvalvlerkie

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100 1407 Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Male Rust De Winter LP RSA Sept 2017Image gallery

100 1074 Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Male Close up RdW LP RSA Nov 2018r 3Male

100 1074 Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Male r 3Male

 

 

 

Learn More about other Dropwings, (Trithemis) Species

100 636 Trithemis aconita Halfshade dropwing Male Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2015r 4Trithemis aconita
Halfshade Dropwing

102 517 Marmoth 2016 04 13 marmoth13Trithemis annulata
Violet Dropwing

Trithemis arteriosa, Red-veined Dropwing, MaleTrithemis arteriosa,
Red-veined Dropwing

100 1085 Trithemis donaldsoni Denim Dropwing Male Vaalwater LP RSA Nov 2017r 2Trithemis donaldsoni
Denim Dropwing

100 2040 Trithemis dorsalis Highland Dropwing Male Kloofzight GP RSA Nov 2015r 4Trithemis dorsalis
Highland Dropwing

100 932 Trithemis furva Navy Dropwing Male Kloofzight GP RSA Oct 2016r 2Trithemis furva
Navy Dropwing

100 1405 Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Male Ezemvelo GP RSA Sept 2017r 4Trithemis hecate
Silhouette Dropwing

100 919 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Male Mystic Monkeys Jan 2017r 2Trithemis kirbyi
Orange winged Dropwing

100 627 Trithemis pluvialis Russet Dropwing Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2015 r 1Trithemis pluvialis
Russet Dropwing

100 1048 Trithemis stictica Jaunty Dropwing Male Ezemvelo Nov 2016r 2Trithemis stictica
Jaunty Dropwing

100 710 Trithemis wernerii Elegant Dropwing Ndumu July 2015r 1Trithemis wernerii
Elegant Dropwing

 

Distribution:

Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Distribution Map South AfricaDistribution Map
South Africa

Political Map South Africa Political Map
South Africa

Topographical Map South Africa Topographical Map
South Africa

Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Distribution Map Africa May 2023Distribution Map
Africa

Political Map AfricaPolitical Map
Africa

Topographical Map Africa

South Africa:

  • Occurs in coastal KwaZulu-Natal, MP and LP. 

Africa:

  •  Botswana; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Gabon; Gambia; Guinee-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Republic of South Africa; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; 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
addoAfrican Dragonflies & Damselflies Online