Table 2. Species presence in each region and the number of sites at which they were recorded.
| Family | Species | Common name | Samango Crossing | Mkhuze | Neshe Pan | E & W Shores | Lake Sibaya | Kosi Bay | EKZNW database | Other records | No. of our sites |
| Calopterygidae | Phaon iridipennis | Glistening Demoiselle | yes | yes | yes | 4 | |||||
| Chlorocyphidae | Platycypha caligata | Dancing Jewel | yes | yes | yes | yes | 6 | ||||
| Coenagrionidae | Aciagrion dondoense | Opal Slim | yes | ||||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Africallagma glaucum | Swamp Bluet | yes | yes | |||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Agriocnemis exilis | Little Whisp | yes | yes | yes | 3 | |||||
| Coenagrionidae | Agriocnemis falcifera | White-masked Whisp | yes | yes | |||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Agriocnemis gratiosa | Gracious Whisp | yes | ||||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Agriocnemis ruberrima | Orange Whisp | yes | yes | yes | 2 | |||||
| Coenagrionidae | Azuragrion nigridorsum | Black-tailed Bluet | yes | yes | yes | yes | 5 | ||||
| Coenagrionidae | Ceriagrion glabrum | Common Citril | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 36 | |||
| Coenagrionidae | Ischnura senegalensis | African Bluetail | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 16 | |||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion acaciae | Acacia Sprite | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion coeleste | Umsingazi Sprite | yes | yes | yes | 9 | |||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion commoniae | Black Sprite | yes | yes | 3 | ||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion hageni | Hagen's Sprite | yes | yes | yes | yes | 5 | ||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion hamoni | Hamon's Sprite | yes | yes | yes | 8 | |||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion kersteni | Kersten's Sprite | yes | yes | 3 | ||||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion massaicum | Masai Sprite | yes | yes | yes | yes | 17 | ||||
| Coenagrionidae | Pseudagrion sublacteum | Cherry-eye Sprite | yes | yes | 4 | ||||||
| Platycnemididae | Elattoneura glauca | Common Threadtail | yes | yes | yes | 3 | |||||
| Lestidae | Lestes pallidus | Pallid Spreadwing | yes | 4 | |||||||
| Lestidae | Lestes tridens | Spotted Spreadwing | yes | yes | yes | 2 | |||||
| Lestidae | Lestes uncifer | Sickle Spreadwing | yes | ||||||||
| Gomphidae | Ictinogomphus ferox | Common Tigertail | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 14 | ||
| Gomphidae | Paragomphus cognatus | Rock Hooktail | yes | yes | 2 | ||||||
| Gomphidae | Paragomphus genei | Green Hooktail | yes | yes | yes | yes | 3 | ||||
| Aeshnidae | Zosteraeschna minuscula | Friendly Hawker | yes | ||||||||
| Aeshnidae | Anaciaeschna triangulifera | Evening Hawker | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Aeshnidae | Anax ephippiger | Vagrant Emperor | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 | ||||
| Aeshnidae | Anax imperator | Blue Emperor | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 10 | |||
| Aeshnidae | Anax speratus | Orange Emperor | yes | 1 | |||||||
| Aeshnidae | Anax tristis | Black Emperor | yes | ||||||||
| Aeshnidae | Gynacantha manderica | Little Dusk-Hawker | yes | 2 | |||||||
| Aeshnidae | Gynacantha usambarica | Usambara Dusk-Hawker | yes | yes | 2 | ||||||
| Aeshnidae | Gynacantha villosa | Hairy Dusk-Hawker | yes | ||||||||
| Corduliidae | Hemicordulia africana | African Emerald | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Corduliidae | Phyllomacromia contumax | Two-banded Cruiser | yes | yes | yes | yes | 3 | ||||
| Corduliidae | Phyllomacromia picta | Darting Cruiser | yes | 2 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Acisoma panorpoides | Pintail | yes | yes | yes | yes | 10 | ||||
| Libellulidae | Aethriamanta rezia | Pygmy Basker | yes | yes | yes | 2 | |||||
| Libellulidae | Brachythemis leucosticta | Banded Groundling | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 34 | |||
| Libellulidae | Bradinopyga cornuta | Don-Dwala | yes | 1 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Chalcostephia flavifrons | Inspector | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 | ||||
| Libellulidae | Crocothemis erythraea | Broad Scarlet | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 34 | |||
| Libellulidae | Crocothemis sanguinolenta | Little Scarlet | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Diplacodes lefebvrii | Black Percher | yes | yes | yes | yes | 19 | ||||
| Libellulidae | Diplacodes luminans | Barbet | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 14 | |||
| Libellulidae | Diplacodes pumila | Dwarf Percher | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Hemistigma al bipunctum | Pied-Spot | yes | yes | yes | yes | 23 | ||||
| Libellulidae | Macrodiplax cora | Cora's Pennant | yes | yes | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Nesciothemis farinosa | Black-tailed Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 20 | |
| Libellulidae | Notiothemis jonesi | Forest-Watcher | yes | 1 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum abbotti | Abbott's Skimmer | yes | yes | 2 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum chrysostigma | Epaulet Skimmer | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum hintzi | Hintz's Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | 3 | |||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum icteromelas | Spectacled Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | 4 | |||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum julia | Julia Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 15 | |||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum machadoi | Machado's Skimmer | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum robustum | Robust Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | 4 | |||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum stemmale | Strong Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | 7 | |||||
| Libellulidae | Orthetrum trinacria | Long Skimmer | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 17 | ||
| Libellulidae | Palpopleura jucunda | Yellow-veined Widow | yes | 1 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Palpopleura lucia | Lucia Widow | yes | yes | yes | yes | 16 | ||||
| Libellulidae | Palpopleura portia | Portia Widow | yes | 2 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Pantala flavescens | Pantala | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 27 | |||
| Libellulidae | Parazyxomma flavicans | Banded Dusk-Darter | yes | 2 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Rhyothemis semihyalina | Phantom Flutterer | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 20 | |||
| Libellulidae | Sympetrum fonscolombii | Nomad | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Tetrathemis polleni | Black-Splash | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 | ||||
| Libellulidae | Tholymis tillarga | Twister | yes | yes | 2 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Tramea basilaris | Keyhole Glider | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 28 | |||
| Libellulidae | Tramea limbata | Ferruginous Glider | yes | yes | 2 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis aconita | Monkshood Dropwing | yes | 1 | |||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis annulata | Violet Dropwing | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 15 | |||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis arteriosa | Red-veined Dropwing | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 16 | |||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis dorsalis | Dorsal Dropwing | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis furva | Navy Dropwing | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis hecate | Hecate Dropwing | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis kirbyi | Kirby's Dropwing | yes | yes | 3 | ||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis pluvialis | River Dropwing | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Trithemis stictica | Jaunty Dropwing | yes | yes | yes | 2 | |||||
| Libellulidae | Urothemis assignata | Red Basker | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 14 | |||
| Libellulidae | Urothemis edwardsii | Blue Basker | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 | |||
| Libellulidae | Urothemis luciana | St Lucia Basker | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Zygonyx torridus | Ringed Cascader | yes | ||||||||
| Libellulidae | Zyxomma atlanticum | Little Dusk-Darter | yes | yes | 1 | ||||||
| Total species recorded | 12 | 43 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 49 | 70 | 8 | - | ||
| Total number counted | 86 | 799 | 150 | 1437 | 16 | 288 | - | - | - | ||
| Dragonfly Biotic Index/Site | 1.67 | 2.05 | 1.57 | 2.38 | 1.86 | 2.59 | - | - | - | ||
| Dragonfly Biotic Index | 20 | 88 | 22 | 93 | 13 | 127 | |||||
Previous records from other sources are also presented.
Species names are based on Samways [27], where full names including authors are given.