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Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Africa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 1
Libellula pulchella
Four-spotted Skimmer 2
Libellula quadrimaculata
Red-veined Darter 3
Sympetrum fonscolombii
Southern Darter 4
Sympetrum meridionale
Island Darter 5
Sympetrum nigrifemur
Rock Scarlet 6
Crocothemis divisa
Broad Scarlet 7
Crocothemis erythraea
Little Scarlet 8
Crocothemis sanguinolenta
Crocothemis sanguinolenta sanguinolenta 9
Crocothemis striata
Wandering Glider 8
Pantala flavescens
Keyhole Glider 10
Tramea basilaris
Ferruginous Glider 11
Tramea limbata
Little Skimmer 8
Orthetrum abbotti
Orthetrum abbotti abbotti 12
Broad Skimmer 13
Orthetrum azureum
Banded Skimmer 10
Orthetrum brachiale
Two-striped Skimmer 8
Orthetrum caffrum
Orthetrum caffrum caffrum 14
Black-lined Skimmer 15
Orthetrum cancellatum
Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma
Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma
Keeled Skimmer 16
Orthetrum coerulescens
Blue Marsh Hawk 17
Orthetrum glaucum
Hintz's Skimmer 18
Orthetrum hintzi
Spectacled Skimmer 19
Orthetrum icteromelas
Julia Skimmer 8
Orthetrum julia
Cape Julia Skimmer 20
Orthetrum julia capicola
Northern Julia Skimmer 10
Orthetrum julia falsum
Lemur Skimmer
Orthetrum lemur
Highland Skimmer
Orthetrum machadoi
Yellow-Veined Skimmer
Orthetrum nitidinerve
Orthetrum ransonnetii
Green Marsh Hawk 21
Orthetrum sabina
Bold Skimmer 22
Orthetrum stemmale
Long Skimmer 23
Orthetrum trinacria
Madagascar Flutterer
Rhyothemis cognata
Skylight Flutterer 24
Rhyothemis fenestrina
Veiled Flutterer 25
Rhyothemis notata
Phantom Flutterer 26
Rhyothemis semihyalina
Splendid Flutterer 10
Rhyothemis splendens
Littoral Pintail
Acisoma ascalaphoides
Attenborough's Pintail 8
Acisoma attenboroughi
Stout Pintail 8
Acisoma inflatum
Ivory Pintail 27
Acisoma trifidum
Slender Pintail 28
Acisoma variegatum
Pretty-winged Flasher 29
Aethiothemis palustris
Pygmy Basker 10
Aethriamanta rezia
Northern Banded Groundling 30
Brachythemis impartita
Red Groundling 31
Brachythemis lacustris
Banded Groundling 32
Brachythemis leucosticta
Horned Rockdweller 33
Bradinopyga cornuta
Red rockdweller 10
Bradinopyga strachani
Inspector 27
Chalcostephia flavifrons
Chalcostephia flavifrons flavifrons 12
Bluebolt 10
Cyanothemis simpsoni
Black Percher 10
Diplacodes lefebvrii
Barbet Percher 27
Diplacodes luminans
Dwarf Percher 34
Diplacodes pumila
Saddled Jungleskimmer
Hadrothemis camarensis
Robust Jungle-skimmer 35
Hadrothemis coacta
Red Jungle-skimmer 10
Hadrothemis defecta
Slender Jungleskimmer 27
Hadrothemis infesta
Hemistigma affine 36
Pied-spot 10
Hemistigma albipunctum
Wandering Pennant 37
Macrodiplax cora
Micromacromia camerunica 10
Striped Junglewatcher 38
Neodythemis hildebrandti
Neodythemis trinervulata 8
Eastern Blacktail 8
Nesciothemis farinosa
Eastern Forestwatcher 39
Notiothemis jonesi
Bottletail 10
Olpogastra lugubris
Oxythemis phoenicosceles 40
Pale-faced Widow 10
Palpopleura albifrons
Deceptive Widow 22
Palpopleura deceptor
Yellow-veined Widow 41
Palpopleura jucunda
Lucia Widow 10
Palpopleura lucia
Portia Widow 42
Palpopleura portia
Silver Widow 8
Palpopleura vestita
Porpax garambensis 10
Tetrathemis camerunensis 43
Black Splash 44
Tetrathemis polleni
Dash-winged Piedface 10
Thermochoria equivocata
Madagascar Jungleskimmer
Thermorthemis madagascariensis
Twister 11
Tholymis tillarga
Halfshade Dropwing 10
Trithemis aconita
Bronze Dropwing 40
Trithemis aenea
Violet Dropwing 45
Trithemis annulata
Trithemis annulata annulata 46
Red-veined Dropwing 27
Trithemis arteriosa
Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa 12
Highland Dropwing 22
Trithemis dorsalis
Navy Dropwing 8
Trithemis furva
Silhouette Dropwing 12
Trithemis hecate
Trithemis imitata 47
Kirby's Dropwing 48
Trithemis kirbyi
Trithemis kirbyi ardens 49
Monard's Dropwing 12
Trithemis monardi
Magenta Dropwing
Trithemis persephone
Russet Dropwing 10
Trithemis pluvialis

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