Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   60366
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CD
Observer:   Canto K; second photo courtesy of Nicole de Jager
Date of record:   2018-06-28
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   A young male. Note the amber patches on the bases of the hindwings and the pale thoracic stripe visible on the second photo.
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:11
Sp. code:   667900
Species name:   Orthetrum chrysostigma
Common name:   Epaulet Skimmer
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Orthetrum chrysostigma
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-60366
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 60366 - photo: 1
VM-number: 60366 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-28 16:03:43
Species name:   Orthetrum chrysostigma -- Epaulet Skimmer
Species code:   667900
Comment number:   2
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2018-12-04 09:22:42
Species name:   Orthetrum chrysostigma -- Epaulet Skimmer
Species code:   667900

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