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Orthetrum hintzi
      Dark-shouldered Skimmer
   Malolotja

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Distribution: Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu Natal (up to 800 m a.s.l.), North West Province, Limpopo and Swaziland. To Central Africa.
Body Length: 37-38 mm
Hind Wing Length: 25-26 mm
Habitat: Marshes and marshy sectors of rivers.
Flight Period: November to April
Features: Medium-sized, fairly slender, all pruinescent blue. Marshy, mostly warm areas.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Gerhard Diedericks, Kate Braun and Ernst Klimsa, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

4 records, from 11/20/2013 to 12/24/2016

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