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Damselflies

100 599 Pseudagrion massaicum Masai Sprite Male 2 Parys FSP RSA Jan 2016r 2Masai Sprite, Pseudagrion massaicum
1 1459 Ceriagrion glabrum Common Citril Male Hertzogberg MP RSA Jan 2023r 1Common Citri, Ceriagrion glabrum,
100 300 Elattoneura glauca Common Threadtail Male WSBG GP Dec 2014r 3Common Threadtail. Elattoneura glauca
100 3753 Pseudagrion caffrum Springwater Sprite Male Belfast MPDec 2022r 1Springwater Sprite, Pseudagrion caffrum

Dragonflies

1 4107 Orthetrum stemmale Bold Skimmerl Male Kozi Bay KZN Mch 201711r 3Bold SkimmerOrthetrum stemmale

100 1852 Acisoma inflatum Stout Pintail Male Tzaneen LP RSA Mch 2016r 5Stout Pintail.Acisoma inflatum

100 2465 Acisoma variegatum Slender pintail Male MP RSA Febr 2018r 2Slender Pintail.Acisoma variegatum 

1 4353 Urothemis edwardsii Blue Basker Male Kozi Mch 2024r 3Blue Basker, Urothemis edwardsii

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

1 4323 Phyllomacromia contumax Two banded Cruiser M Kozi Mch 2024r 6Two-banded Cruiser. Phyllomacromia contumax.

1 4298 Hemistigma albipuncta Piedspot F Kozi Mch 2024r 4Piedspot.Hemistigma albipuncta,

1 4387 Nesciothemis farinosa Eastern Blacktail Male Bronkhorstspruit GP RSA Jan 2023r 1Eastern Blacktail, Nesciothemis farinosa.