Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   51562
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418BB
Observer:   du Toit Corrie
Date of record:   2018-05-28
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   First sighting of the year, scores of them flying over Paardevlei dam after good rains in the Cape Town area.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   668230
Species name:   Pantala flavescens
Common name:   Wandering Glider
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-51562
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 51562 - photo: 1
VM-number: 51562 - photo: 2
VM-number: 51562 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2018-06-02 15:02:24
Species name:   Pantala flavescens -- Wandering Glider
Species code:   668230

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