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Brachythemis leucosticta
      Southern Banded Groundling
   Mlawula

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Distribution: Northern Cape Province, Western Province, Limpopo, northern KwaZulu Natal (up to 700 m a.s.l.) and Mpumalanga lowveld and Swaziland. To East and West Africa.
Body Length: 29-31 mm
Hind Wing Length: 23.5-25 mm
Habitat: Dry, heavily-grazed savanna near pools, dams and sluggish reaches of rivers. Mostly away from water, along dirt tracks, between trees, or on fringes of receding pools with unvegetated beaches.
Flight Period: November to May
Features: Small, unmistakable, black-bodied with black bands on each wing and yellowish pterostigmas. Ground perching in warm savanna.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photo by Kate Braun, Gerhard Diedericks, Ernst Klimsa and Tina Petterson, and SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

34 records, from 12/31/2010 to 10/19/2019

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