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Portia Widow male

Palpopleura portia

Description:

A dragonfly with a powder blue abdomen, and wings with black patches, but the patches are deeply notched, unlike the Lucia widow which has solid black patches. The females have yellow and black abdomens.

Habitat:

Rivers and streams in savanna/woodland

Notes:

Observed at Python Pools and at the weir near the Mbuzi picnic site in Mlawula Nature Reserve

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KateBraun
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KateBraun

Sifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Jan 25, 2014

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