Common Thorntail (Ceratogomphus pictus) - Dragonflies & Damselflies

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Damselflies
- Damselflies or Dragonflies.
- Bluetails
  Tropical Bluetail
- Bluets
  Mauve Bluet
  Peak Bluet
  Round-winged Bluet
  Sailing Bluet
  Saphire Bluet
  Slender Bluet
  Swamp Bluet
- Citrils
  Common Citril
  Suave Citril
- Demoiselles
  Glistening Demoiselle
- Demoiselles
  Glistening Demoiselle
- Goldtail
  Goldtails
- Jewels
  Boulder Jewel
  Dancing Jewel
- Malachites
  Amatola Malachite
  Conspicuous Malachite
  Drakensberg Malachite
  Elegant Malachite
  Forest Malachite
  Mountain Malachite
  Queen Malachite
  Rock Malachite
  Rainforest Malachite
  White Malachite
- Slims
  Graceful Slim
  Opal Slim
- Spesbona
  Spesbona
- Spreadwings
  Cryptic Spreadwing
  Highland Spreadwing
  Pallid Spreadwing
  Sickle Spreadwing
  Smoky Spreadwing
  Spotted Spreadwing
- Spesbona
  Spesbona
- Spreadwings
  Cryptic Spreadwing
  Highland Spreadwing
  Pallid Spreadwing
  Sickle Spreadwing
  Smoky Spreadwing
  Spotted Spreadwing
- Sprites
  Sprites (A-Group)
  Balinsky's Sprite
  Great Sprite
  Harlequin Sprite
  Makabisi Sprite
  Mountain Sprite
  Painted Sprite
  Palmiet Sprite
  Powder-faced Sprite
  Slate Sprite
  Springwater Sprite
  Upland Sprite
  Yellow-faced Sprite
  Sprites (B-Group)
  Acasia Sprite
  Assegai Sprite
  Black Sprite
  Blue-sided Sprite
  Castshead Sprite
  Cherry-eyed Sprite
  Massai Sprite
  Swarthy Sprite
  Vaal Sprite
  Variable Sprite
- Riverjacks
  Blue Riverjack
  Savanna Riverjack
- Threadtails
  Common Threadtail
  Sooty Threadtail
- Wisps
  Gracious Wisp
  Little Wisp
  Orange Wisp
  Pinhey’s Wisp
  White-masked Wisp
Dragonflies
- Dragonflies or Damselflies
- Dragonfly Families
- Baskers
  Blue Basker
  Pygmy Basker
  Red Basker
  St Lucia Basker
- Blacktails
  Eastern Blacktail
- Bottletail
  Bottletail
- Cascaders
  Blue Cascader
  Ringed Cascader
- Clubtails
  Leaftails
  Bold Leaftail
  Talontails
  Clubbed Talontail
  Horned Talontail
  Tigertail
  Common Tigertail
  Scissortails
  Eastern Scissortail
  Claspertail
  Lined Claspertail
  Fingertails
  Southern Fingertail
  Fairytails
  Spined Fairytail
  Hooktails
  Common Hooktail
  Corkscrew Hooktail
  Flapper Hooktail
  Great Hooktail
  Rock Hooktail
  Comparison Chart
  Thorntails
  Cape Thorntail
  Common Thorntail
  Longlegs (Yellowjack)
  Yellowjack Longlegs
  Siphontail
  Zambezi Siphontail
  Quick Reference
  Thorax Patterns- Clubtails
- Coastal Pennant
  Coastal Penant
- Cruisers
  Darting Cruiser
  Sable Cruiser
  Two-Banded Cruiser
- Dropwings
  Denim Dropwing
  Elegant Dropwing
  Halfshade Dropwing
  Highland Dropwing
  Jaunty Dropwing
  Navy Dropwing
  Orange-winged Dropwing
  Red-veined Dropwing
  Russet Dropwing
  Silhouette Dropwing
  Violet Dropwing
- Duskdarter
  Banded Duskdarter
  Smoky Duskdarter
- Elfs
  Black-splashed Elf
- Emerald
  Emeralds
- Emperors
  Black Emperor
  Blue Emperor
  Orange Emperor
  Vagrant Emperor
- Flutterers
  Phantom Flutterer
- Forestwatcher
  Eastern Forestwatcher
- Gliders
  Keyhole Glider
  Ferruginous Glider
- Groundlings
  Southern Banded Groundling
  Red Groundling
- Hawkers
  Evening Hawker
  Forest Hawker
  Friendly Hawker
  Stream Hawker
- Inspector
  Inspector
- Nomad
  Nomad
- Pantala
  Pantala
- Perchers
  Barbet Percher
  Black Percher
  Dwarf Percher
- Piedspot
  African Piedspot
- Pintails
  Slender Pintail
  Stout Pintail
- Presbas
  Gilded Presba
  Mahogany Presba
  Rustic Presba
  Yellow Presba
- Riverkings
  Southern Riverking
- Rockdwellers
  Horned Rockdweller
  Red Rockdweller
- Scarlets
  Broad Scarlet
  Little Scarlet
  Rock Scarlet
- Skimmers
  Banded Skimmer
  Diffs
  Bold Skimmer
  Dark-shouldered Skimmer
  Elusive Skimmer
  Epaulet Skimmer
  Guinea Skimmer
  Highland Skimmer
  Julia Skimmer
  Cape Skimmer
  Little Skimmer
  Long Skimmer
  Robust Skimmer
  Spectacled Skimmer
  Two-striped Skimmer
  Woodland Skimmer
- Twister
  Twister
- Widows
  Deceptive Widow
  Lucia Widow
  Portia Widow
  Yellow-veined Widow
Images
- Damselflies
  Bluetails
  Tropical Bluetails
  Image Gallery
  By Corrie du Toit
  By Katharina Reddig
  By Basil Boer
  Bluets
  Mauve Bluet
  Image Gallery
  By Basil Boer
  By Corrie du Toit
  Peak Bluet
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Round-winged Bluet
  Image Gallery
  Sailing Bluet
  Image Gallery
  By Helena Coetzee
  By Sharon Stanton
  Sapphire Bluet
  Image Gallery
  Slender Bluet
  Image Gallery
  Female Close-up
  Male Close-up
  Swamp Bluet
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Citrils
  Common Citril
  Image Gallery
  Female-Teneral Close-up
  Male-1 Close-up
  Male-2 Close-up
  By Corrie du Toit
  By Helena Coetzee
  By Steve Woodall
  Suave Citril
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Demoiselles
  Glistening Demoiselle
  Image Gallery
  Female Close-up
  Male Close-up
  Goldtail
  Goldtail
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  By Corrie du Toit
  By Helena Coetzee
  By Sharon Stanton
  Jewels
  Dancing Jewel
  Image Gallery
  By Helena Coetzee
  Female Close-up
  Female Old Close-up
  Male Close-up
  Male Old Close-up
  Boulder Jewel
  By Basil Boer
  By Corrie du Toit
  Female Close-up
  Female Mature Close-up
  Male Close-up
  Male Young Close-up
  Male Blue-S6
  Male Young Blue S6
  Image Gallery
  Malachites
  Amatola Malachite
  Image Gallery
  Female Close-up
  By Stewart MacLachlan
  Conspicuous Malachite
  Image Gallery
  By Basil Boer
  By Corrie du Toit
  By Sharon Stanton
  Drakensberg Malachite
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  By Alan Manson
  Elegant Malachite
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Forest Malachite
  Image Gallery
  By Sharon Stanton
  Mountain Malachite
  Female Close-up
  Male Close-up
  By Alan Manson
  Queen Malachite
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  By Sharon Stanton
  Rock Malachite
  Image Gallery
  By Basil Boer
  By Corrie du Toit
  By Corne Rautenbach
  By Sharon Stanton
  White Malachite
  Image Gallery
  By Basil Boer
  By Corrie du Toit
  Riverjacks
  Blue Riverjack
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Savanna Riverjack
  Image Gallery
  Female Close-up
  Male Close-up
  Male 1 Close-up
  By Helena Coetzee
  Slims
  Graceful Slim
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Spesbona
  Spesbona
  Spreadwings
  Cryptic Spreadwing
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Female Close-up
  Female-a Close-up
  Male-old Close-up
  Male Close-up
  Highland Spreadwing
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Male-1 Close-up
  Pallid Spreadwing
  Image Gallery
  Male Close-up
  Sickle Spreadwing
  Image Gallery
  By Ryan Tippett
  Smoky Spreadwing