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Palpopleura jucunda
      Yellow-Veined Widow
   Malolotja Mantenga

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Distribution: Widespread but localised across the southern and eastern regions of South Africa. To Ethiopia and Sudan.
Body Length: 22-24 mm
Hind Wing Length: 16-17 mm
Habitat: Marshy spots along streams and shallow rivers, and sometimes pools and vleis.
Flight Period: October to May, but most common late season.
Features: Very small, brown and powdery pale blue with striking wings splashed in dark brown and yellow. Marshy parts of rivers in much of South Africa.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun and Pam Sai, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

8 records, from 4/27/2009 to 3/23/2019

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