Images - Dragonflies & Damselflies of southern Africa

Damselflies (Zygoptera)

Bluets

Mauve Bluet

Peak Bluet

Round-winged Bluet

Sailing Bluet

Sapphire Bluet

Slender Bluet

Swamp Bluet

Jewels

Dancing Jewel

Boulder Jewel

Malachites

Amatola Malachite

Conspicuous Malachite

Drakensberg Malachite

Elegant Malachite

Forest Malachite

Mountain Malachite

Queen Malachite

White Malachite

Rock Malachite

Spreadwings

Cryptic Spreadwing

Highland Spreadwing

Pallid Spreadwing

Sickle Spreadwing

Smoky Spreadwing

Spotted Spreadwing

Sprites

Sprites (A-Group)

Balinsky’s Sprite

Great Sprite

Harlequin Sprite

Makabusi Sprite

Painted Sprite

Palmiet Sprite

Mountain Sprite

Slate Sprite

Springwater Sprite

Upland Sprite

Yellow-faced Sprite

Powder-faced Sprite

Sprites (B-Group)

Acacia Sprite

Assegai Sprite

Blue-sided Sprite

Catshead Sprite

Cherry-eye Sprite

Masai Sprite

Swarthy Sprite

Variable Sprite

Vaal Sprite

Goldtail

Goldtail

Riverjacks

Savanna Riverjack

Blue Riverjack

Citrils

Common Citril

Suave Citril

Threadtails

Sooty Threadtail

Common Threadtail

Spesbona

Spesbona

Bluetail

Tropical Bluetail

Slims

Graceful Slim

Wisps

Little Wisp

Orange Wisp

White-masked Wisp

Demoiselles

Glistening Demoiselle

Dragonflies (Anisoptera)

Clubtails

Claspertail

Lined Claspertail

Fairytails

Spined Fairytail

Fingertails

Southern Fingertail

Hooktails

Rock Hooktail

Common Hooktail

Corkscrew Hooktail

Flapper Hooktail

Great Hooktail

Leaftails

Bold Leaftail

Longlegs (Yellowjack)

Yellowjack

Scissortails

Eastern Scissortail

Siphontails

Zambezi Siphontail

Talontails

Clubbed Talontail

Thorntails

Cape Thorntail

Common Thorntail

Tigertail

Common Tigertail

Presbas

Guilded Presba

Mahogany Presba

Rustic Presba

Yellow Presba

Cruisers

Darting Cruise

Sable Cruiser

Two-banded Cruiser

Skimmers

Bold Skimmer

Banded Skimmer

Dark-shouldered

Elusive Skimmer

Epaulet Skimmer

Highland Skimmer

Julia Skimmer

Cape Skimmer

Little Skimmer

Long Skimmer

Robust Skimmer

Spectacled Skimmer

Two-striped Skimmer

Woodland Skimmer

Widows

Deceptive Widow

Lucia Widow

Portia Widow

Yellow-veined Widow

Dropwings

Denim Dropwing

Elegant Dropwing

Highland Dropwing

Jaunty Dropwing

Navy Dropwing

Red-veined Dropwing

Russet Dropwing

Silhouette Dropwing

Violet Dropwing

Orange-winged Dropwing

Halfshade Dropwing

Pintails

Stout Pintail

Slender Pintail

Rockdwellers

Horned Rockdweller

Red Rockdweller

Gliders

Ferruginous Glider

Keyhole Glider

Baskers

Blue Basker

Pygmy Basker

Red Basker

St Lucia Basker

Bottletail

Bottletail

Elfs

Black-splashed Elf

Twister

Twister

Hawkers

Evening Hawker

Friendly Hawker

Stream Hawker

Duskhawkers

Brown Duskhawker

Little Duskhawker

Emperors

Black Emperor

Orange Emperor

Blue Emperor

Vagrant Emperor

Forestwatcher

Flutterers

Phantom Flutterer

Riverkings

Southern Riverking

Groundlings

Red Groundling

Southern Banded Groundling

Cascaders

Blue Cascader

Ringed Cascader

Scarlets

Broad Scarlet

Little Scarlet

Rock Scarlet

Inspector

Inspector

Blacktails

Eastern Blacktail

Piedspot

African Piedspot

Coastal Pennant

Coastal Pennant

Pantala

Pantala

Nomad

Nomad

Perchers

Black Percher1

Dwarf Percher

Barbet Percher