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Orange-winged Dropwing Female close-up

Orange-winged Dropwing       Trithemis kirbyi     Oranjevalvlerkie

Orange-winged Dropwing Female close-up Images as identification aid for the dragonfly species Orange-winged Dropwing, Trithemis kirbyi, Oranjevalvlerkie.

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100-919 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Male Male Mystic Monkeys Jan 2017Image
Gallery

100 620 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Male Close up Mabusai LP RSA Dec 2018r 2Male

100 2047 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Female Mature Close up1 Marloth MP Apr 2023r 1Female

100 3720 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Female Old Close up Marlothpark MP Apr 2023r 6Female
Old

100 2728 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Female Mature Close up Marlothpark MP Apr 2023r 1 Female
Mature

 

Learn More about other Dropwings, (Trithemis) Species

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Violet Dropwing

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Denim Dropwing

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Highland Dropwing

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Navy Dropwing

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Silhouette Dropwing

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Orange winged Dropwing

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Russet Dropwing

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Jaunty Dropwing

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Elegant Dropwing

 

Distribution

Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Distribution Map May 2020Distribution Map
South Africa

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South Africa

Topographical Map South Africa Topographical Map South Africa

Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Distribution Map Africa May 2023Distribution Map
Africa

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Africa

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Africa 

South Africa:

  • Common in South Africa. 

Africa:

  • Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Chad; Congo-Brazzaville; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinee-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Republic of South Africa; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; 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*