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Red-veined Dropwing

Trithemis arteriosa

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, slender, bright red, with bright red wing veins and black on side of tip of abdomen. Very common at still water throughout South Africa.

Habitat:

Mbuluzi Game Reserve

Very common and abundant throughout Southern Africa in pools, dams, marshes and still and sluggish reaches of rivers..

Notes:

nformation extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways.

Species ID Suggestions

Red-veined Dropwing

Trithemis arteriosa

Comments (7)

Back on the internet for a while. May be able to catch up with some thank you's, starting with you RiekoS and Rosa.!
thanks Kate and Sarah, and Kate for the ID. I remembered the Dropwing bit!!
Looks like ballerina. Beautiful.
Wow that is beautiful! I love the movement you've captured!
Geez, i am unsure on this beauty. My best guess would be a Redgannet's dragonfly maybe?

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