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Rock Hooktail Female Close-up

Rock Hooktail, Paragomphus cognatus, Kliphakiestert

Rock Hooktail Female Close-up containing images to assist with the identification of dragonfly species Rock Hooktail, Paragomphus cognatus, Kliphakiestert

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1 4697 Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Male Monks Dec 2023rImage Gallery

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100 3567 Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Female Close up Verena MP RSA Nov 2021r 2Female Young
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Thorax Pattern

 
 
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Paragomphus cognatus
 
Distribution:
Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Distribution Map July 2020Distribution Map
Physical Map South Africa Physical Map
Political Map South Africa Political Map
Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Africa Distribution Map July 2021Distribution Map
Africa Physical MapPhysical Map
Political Map AfricaPolitical Map

South Africa:

  • Widespread and common in South Africa excluding the dry central interior. A dark form is present in the Western Cape.

Africa:

  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Republic of South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe;
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