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Phyllomacromia picta
      Darting Cruiser
   Mlawula

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Distribution: Scattered records 100 - 1600 m a.s.l. across South Africa. To Central Africa.
Body Length: 50-55 mm
Hind Wing Length: 32-35 mm
Habitat: Large dams and rivers in association with trees in open grassland or in thick bush.
Flight Period: November to April
Features: Fairly large to large, very striped-and-ringed, black-and-yellow. Bushy habitats throughout South Africa.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

1 record, from 3/31/2013

Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.