By Colour - Red, Orange, Yellow, Violet

To assist with identifications use the guides given in the image groupings

Key to image grouping: 

Size

Very large orange (75 - 8 - 84 mm)
Mostly seen in flight 

Wings

  • Wing Patches

Large Defined
No markings

  • Wings Veins

Well defined colourful veins

Abdomen

  • Dorsal Abdomen Markings

Long, broad, well defined
Long thin less defined
At tip (Segments 8 -10)
No markings
Black and yellow

  • Lateral Abdomen Markings

Prominent markings

Synopsis
  • Only males are shown. To view females follow the link to the main description page
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Size

  • Very Large

100 1412 Anax speratus Orange Emperor Male Sabie Nov 2016 2016r 5Orange Emperor  Anax speratus

 

 

 

Wings

  • Wing Patches - Large     

100 1434 Brachythemis lacustris Red Groundling Male Tshipise LP Mch 2016r 2Red Groundling Brachythemis lacustris

100 3719 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Male Marken LP RSA Dec 2017r 8Orange-winged Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi

 

 

  • Wing Patches - Defined

100 1668 Tramea basilaris Keyhole Glider Male Loskopdam MP RSA Nov 2017r 7Keyhole Glider
Tramea basilaris

100 1142 Trame limbata Ferruginous Glider Hluhluwe KZN RSA Mch 2017r 2Ferruginous Glider
Trame limbata,

100 955 Urothemis assignata Red Basker Male KZN RSA Mch 2017r 24Red Basker
Urothemis assignata

101 537A Urothemis luciana St Lucia Basker Male Cape Vidal KZN RSA Dec 2012St Lucia Basker
Urothemis luciana

118 502 Aethriamanta rezia Enseleni 10 1Pygmy Basker
Aethriamanta rezia

100 626 Tholymis tillarga Twister Male Tshipise LP RSA MCH 2016r 4Twister Tholymis tillarga

 

 

  •  NO Markings

118 503 Macrodiplax cora Coastal Penant Male Kosi Bay KZN Apr 2016r 1Coastal Penant.Macrodiplax cora.

 

 

 

  • Well defined colourful veins

102 537 2016 12 20 Sabiepark maleRed-veined Dropwing,
Trithemis arteriosa.

102 519 Marmoth 2016 11 06 rust de wnter 06Violet Dropwing,
Trithemis annulata

100 630 Trithemis pluvialis Russet Dropwing Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2015 r 6Russet Dropwing
Trithemis pluvialis,

 

Dorsal abdomen markings

  • Markings long, broad, well defined

100 955 Urothemis assignata Red Basker Male KZN RSA Mch 2017r 24Red Basker
Urothemis assignata

118 502 Aethriamanta rezia Enseleni 10 1Pygmy Basker
Aethriamanta rezia

118 503 Macrodiplax cora Coastal Penant Male Kosi Bay KZN Apr 2016r 1Coastal Penant.Macrodiplax cora

102 537 2016 12 20 Sabiepark maleRed-veined Dropwing,
Trithemis arteriosa.

102 519 Marmoth 2016 11 06 rust de wnter 06Violet Dropwing,
Trithemis annulata

 

 

 

  •  Markings long, thin less defined 

117 510 Crocothemis erythraea Broad ScarletBroad Scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea,

100 1162 Crocothemis sanguinolenta Little Scarlet Male Mooinooi NWP RSA Jan 2016r 2Little Scarlet,
Crocothemis sanguinolenta,

100 3239 Crocothemis divisa Rock Scarlet Male Vaalwater LP RSA Mch 2021r 2 Rock Scarlet
Crocothemis divisa

100 630 Trithemis pluvialis Russet Dropwing Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2015 r 6Russet Dropwing.
Trithemis pluvialis,

100 710 Trithemis wernerii Elegant Dropwing Ndumu July 2015r 1Elegant Dropwing,
Trithemis wernerii

102 537 2016 12 20 Sabiepark maleRed-veined Dropwing,
Trithemis arteriosa.

 

 

  • Markings at tip of abdomen (Segments 8 - 10)

100 697 Sympetrum fonscolombii Nomad Male Kimiad Pretoria GP RSA Oct 2015 r 3Nomad,
Sympetrum fonscolombii,

Pantalaflavescens< PantalaPantalaPantala flavescens,

100 1669 Tramea basilaris Keyhole Glider Male Loskopdam MP RSA Nov 2017r 12Keyhole Glider
Tramea basilaris

100 1142 Trame limbata Ferruginous Glider Hluhluwe KZN RSA Mch 2017r 2Ferruginous Glider
Tramea limbata

  • No markings

100 1434 Brachythemis lacustris Red Groundling Male Tshipise LP Mch 2016r 2Red Groundling Brachythemis lacustris

 

 

 

  • Black and yellow

100 757 Barbet Percher Male Roodeplaat N R Dec 2016 r 1Barbet Percher
Diplacodes luminans,

 

 

 

Lateral abdomen markings

  • Prominent Markings

102 537 2016 12 20 Sabiepark maleRed-veined Dropwing,
Trithemis arteriosa.