Common Thorntail Image Gallery

Common Thorntail, Ceratogomphus pictus, Gewone Doringstert

Common Thorntail Image Gallery to assist with the identification of the dragonfly species Ceratogomphus pictus, Common Thorntail, Gewone Doringstert

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Identification guide

• Click HERE for a list of southern African Clubtails by image
• Click HERE for an identification guide for Clubtails based on images of the thorax

Images of southern African Clubtails

Distribution: 

South Africa:

• Found all provinces except dry areas of Northern Cape Province 

Africa:

•  Botswana; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Mozambique; Namibia; Republic of South Africa; Zimbabwe

Further reading:

Websites

• A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
•   The IUCN Red list of Threatened Species