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Portia Widow

Palpopleura portia

Description:

A blue dragonfly with dramatic black markings on the wings. This is the male, the female has a black and yellow striped body, but also has the wing markings.

Habitat:

Riverine woodland.

Notes:

Occasionally observed by perennial pools, streams and rivers in Mlawula Nature Reserve.

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3 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Exceptional perspective. Brilliant shot. I love it!

rams4d
rams4d 10 years ago

Impressive !!!

joan6153
joan6153 10 years ago

Great shots

KateBraun
Spotted by
KateBraun

Sifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Mar 2, 2014
Submitted on Mar 6, 2014

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