Little Skimmer Male Young - Dragonflies & Damselflies of southern Africa

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Beautiful Damselflies

Chlorolestes apricans,
Amatola Malachite Male
Endemic to south Africa
Visible in a small area in the Eastern Cape
Endangered

Platycypha fitzsimmonse,
Bouder Jewel, Male
Endemic to South Africa
Prefers Rocky streams at higher altitudes

Proischnura polychromatica,
Mauve Bluet
Endemic to South Africa
Extremely rare and critically endangered

Pseudagrion newtoni,
Harlequin Sprite, Male
Endemic to South Africa
Rare and localised.

Beautiful Dragonflies

1 4020 Aethriamanta rezia Pygmy Basker P Mch 2024r 3

Aethriamanta rezia, Pygmy Basker
Not often seen. Only visible in the warm costal areas of eastern Southern Africa
Prefers Well vegetated pond

Crenigomphus hartmann, Clubbed Talontail,
Seen perching on rocks in fast flowing rivers
Females often seen some distance away from the water.

Nesciothemis farinosa, Eastern Blacktail
Hunts up and down Ponds and fast flowing streams. Often cohabit and confused with skimmers

Beautiful Dragonflies

Tetrathemis polleni,
Black-splashed Elf
Found on shady streams and pools

103 502 Ceratogomphus triceraticus Cape thorntail 6

Ceratogomphus triceraticus,
Cape Thorntail, Male
Endemic to South Africa
Inhabit flowing rock strewn streams

Diplacodes pumila
Dwarf Percher
Female
Endemic to South Africa

Trithemis hecate,
Silhouette Dropwing,
Male
Not often seen in South africa

Little Skimmer Male Young

Little Skimmer, Orthetrum abbotti, Kleinskepper.

Little Skimmer Male Young Close-up Images as identification aid for the dragonfly species Little Skimmer, Orthetrum Abbott, Kleinskepper.

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More Images:

102 501 Waterberge male x Mch 2016 r

Image Gallery Male

100 617 Male1 Close up Ezemvelo Dec 2016r 2

Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Male maturing Ezemvelo GP RSA Nov 2019

Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Male Close up Vaalwater LP RSA Dec 2017

1 4080 Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Male Yng Close Ezem GP RSA SA Dec 2021r 2

100 3990 Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Close up Male Ezemvelo MP RSA Feb 2020r 2

1 4069 Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Fem Yng Ezem Feb 2024r 5

Image Gallery Female

Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Female Close up Ezemvelo GP RSA Nov 2019

1 4122 Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Female Close up Ezemvelo Dec 2016r 1

100 640 Orthetrum abbotti Little Skimmer Close up Ezemvelo MP RSA Feb 2020r 1

Recent discovery

Microgomphus nyassicus,
Eastern Scissortail
Male
Photographed by dragonfly photographer Antoinette Snyman or the first time in southern Africa May 2019

Interesting fact

Zygonyx torridus
Ringed Cascader
Male
Hunts over rapid flowing streams close to cascad

Recently Described

Syncordulia venator,
Mahogany Presba.
Rare. Endemic to the Western Cape Region of South Africa

Beautiful

Phyllogomphus selysi.
Bold Leaftail. Male
Male Seldom seen in South Africa.
Note: Peculiar shaped clasper

Recently Revised

Orthetrum hintzi,
Dark-shouldered Skimmer
Prefers Clear water ponds with grassy verges

Recently Revised

Ceratogomphus pictus,
Common Thorntail,
Found near streams and pools

Recently Revised

Pantala flavescens, Pantala
Hunts over open water and pools

Recently Revised

Africallagma glaucum, Swamp Bluet.
Found at the edge of clear water pools