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Jaunty Dropwing Males are seen actively at water bodies chasing away other males for territory. The female lays her eggs at the water body while the male ensures no other male approaches to fertilize the eggs. Sometimes the male will stay attached to the female throughout the egg laying process. Geotagged,South Africa,Trithemis stictica Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Jaunty Dropwing

Males are seen actively at water bodies chasing away other males for territory. The female lays her eggs at the water body while the male ensures no other male approaches to fertilize the eggs. Sometimes the male will stay attached to the female throughout the egg laying process.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice! You introduced the 107th dragonfly on the site:

    http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/odonata     Posted 11 years ago

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The Jaunty Dropwing

''Trithemis stictica'', the Jaunty Dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical.. more

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Laurenda Van Breda
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By Laurenda Van Breda

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Uploaded Jul 16, 2014. Captured Feb 2, 2014 16:28 in R101, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 500D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 250mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.