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Spined Fairytail Female Close-up

Spined Fairytail, Lestinogomphus angustus, Towerfee.

Spined Fairytail Female Close-up Images to serve as an identification aid for dragonfly species Spined Fairytail, Lestinogomphus angustus, Towerfee.

 

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100 2666 Male Songimvelo Nature Reserve MP RSA Febr 2019r 2Image
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100 2668 Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail Male Close up Songimvelo MPRSAFebr 2019r 1
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100 3333 Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail Male Weltevreden RSA Dec 2017r 3Male
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100 3342 Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail Female Vaalwater LP RSA Mch 2021r 2Female Mature
 
Identification guide

Click HERE for an identification guide for Clubtails based on images of the thorax

Images of southern African Clubtails
Ceratogomphus pictus Common Thorntail MaleCommon Thorntail
Ceratogomphus pictus
Ceratogomphus triceraticus Cape Thorntail MaleCape Thorntail
Ceratogomphus triceraticus
Crenigomphus hartmanni Clubbed Talontail Young Male Clubbed Talontail
Crenigomphus hartmann
Gomphidia guarrei Southern Fingertail MaleSouthern Fingertail
Gomphidia guarrei
100 1024 Ictinogomphus ferox Common Tigertail Male Modjadjie kloof Nov 2016r 5Common Tigertail
Ictinogomphus ferox
Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail MaleSpined Fairytail
Lestinogomphus angustus
Eastern Scissortail Eastern ScissortailEastern Scissortail
Microgomphus nyassicus
Neurogomphus zambeziensis Zambezi Sophontail FemaleZambezi Sophontail
Neurogomphus zambeziensis
100 3068 Notogomphus praetorius Yellowjack Male Kamberg KZN RSA Feb 2020r 1Yellowjack
Notogomphus praetorius 
Onychogomphus supinus Lined Claspertail MaleLined Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus
Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail MaleRock Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus
Paragomphus elpidius Corkscrew Hooktail MaleCorkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus elpidius
Paragomphus genei Common HooktailCommon Hooktail
Paragomphus genei
Paragomphus magnus, Great_Hooktail MaleGreat Hooktail
Paragomphus magnus
Paragomphus sabicus Flapper Hooktail, MaleFlapper Hooktail
Paragomphus sabicus
Phyllogomphus selysi Bold Leaftail MaleBold Leaftail
Phyllogomphus selysi
 
 
Distribution:
Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail Distribution Map May 2021 Distribution Map
Physical Map South Africa Physical Map
Political Map South africa Political Map
Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail Africa Distribution Map May 2021 Distribution Map
Physical Map AfricaPhysical Map
Political Map AfricaPolitical Map

South Africa:

  • Uncommon in the northeast and eastern lowveld areas of South Africa but more records are becoming available. Some records from the northern areas that may be seen as a range extension or as insufficient records to form a clear idea if the actual range in South Africa.

Africa:

  •  Botswana; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Republic of South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe; NOT confirmed: Angola; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Mali; Somalia; Swaziland
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