Red-veined Dropwing Female Close-up

Red-veined Dropwing. Trithemis arteriosa. Rooinerfie.

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Red-veined Dropwing Female Close-up Images as identification aid for the dragonfly species Red-veined Dropwing, Trithemis arteriosa, Rooinerfie.

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100 858 Trithemis arteriosa Red vained Dropwing Male Haenertsburg LP RSA Dec 2015r 1Male
Trithemis arteriosa Red vained Dropwing Young Male Kromdraai GP RSA Nov 2016Male Young
100 3977 Trithemis arteriosa Red vained Dropwing Female Close up Vaalwater LP RSA Mch 2021r 2Female
102 537 2016 12 20 Sabiepark maleBy Helena Coetzee
 

Learn More about other Dropwings, (Trithemis) Species

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Halfshade Dropwing

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Violet Dropwing

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Red-veined Dropwing

100 1085 Trithemis donaldsoni Denim Dropwing Male Vaalwater LP RSA Nov 2017r 2Trithemis donaldsoni
Denim Dropwing

100 2040 Trithemis dorsalis Highland Dropwing Male Kloofzight GP RSA Nov 2015r 4Trithemis dorsalis
Highland Dropwing

100 932 Trithemis furva Navy Dropwing Male Kloofzight GP RSA Oct 2016r 2Trithemis furva
Navy Dropwing

100 1405 Trithemis hecate Silhouette Dropwing Male Ezemvelo GP RSA Sept 2017r 4Trithemis hecate
Silhouette Dropwing

100 919 Trithemis kirbyi Orange winged Dropwing Male Mystic Monkeys Jan 2017r 2Trithemis kirbyi
Orange winged Dropwing

100 627 Trithemis pluvialis Russet Dropwing Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2015 r 1Trithemis pluvialis
Russet Dropwing

100 1048 Trithemis stictica Jaunty Dropwing Male Ezemvelo Nov 2016r 2Trithemis stictica
Jaunty Dropwing

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

 

Distribution

 Trithemis arteriosa Red-veined Dropwing Distribution MapDistribution Map
South Africa

Political Map South Africa Political Map
South Africa

Topographical Map South Africa Topographical Map
South Africa

Trithemis arteriosa Red veined Dropwing Distribution Map Africa May 2023Distribution Map
Africa

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Africa

Topographical Map AfricaPhysical Map
Africa 

South Africa:

  • Most populous species in South Africa. Found in all provinces but more records from North western cape and FSP will be helpful

Africa:

  • Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo-Brazzaville; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinee-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Republic of Guinea; Republic of South Africa; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Socotra (Yemen); Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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