A backlit mature male Mountain Sylph, Chlorolestes fasciatus, perched on small branch in the Golden Gate National Park, South Africa
A backlit mature male Mountain Sylph, Chlorolestes fasciatus, perched on small branch in the Golden Gate National Park, South Africa. The Mountain Sylph, also knows as a Mountain Malachite, is a type of Clubtail, which are of the same family of Dragonflies. They are common at freshwater streams in the Afrmontane habitats.
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Location: Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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