Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   87841
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Liptrot Mark
Date of record:   2020-02-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:24:56
Sp. code:   667930
Species name:   Orthetrum hintzi
Common name:   Dark-shouldered Skimmer
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-87841
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 87841 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   Pterostigma too short for Little Skimmer (O.abbotti), bright yellow behind rim of eye.
Date:   2020-02-27 20:41:17
Species name:   Orthetrum hintzi -- Dark-shouldered Skimmer
Species code:   667930
Comment number:   2
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Markings behind the eye are more consistent with Orthetrum hintzi.
Date:   2020-05-22 15:22:52
Species name:   Orthetrum hintzi -- Dark-shouldered Skimmer
Species code:   667930

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