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Olpogastra lugubris
      Bottletail
   Possibly found in Eswatini

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Distribution: Lowveld and Kruger National Park, and Limpopo. To E and W Africa.
Body Length: 57-59 mm
Hind Wing Length: 38-39 mm
Habitat: Tall reeds at margins of pools, lakes, and sluggish reaches of rivers.
Flight Period: Dec-Apr
Features: Large, very unusual, elegant, with extremely swollen abdomen base, then long, very slender abdomen, metallic blackish and dull yellow. Among tall reeds at margins of pools, lakes and rivers. Localised in hot areas.
Comments: Possible occurrence in Eswatini based on UCT-ADU OdonataMAP records adjacent to Swaziland.

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