Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   63058
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832AD
Observer:   Nuttall R
Date of record:   2018-11-30
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Imm male; amber patch at base of hindwing; dark pt
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:11
Sp. code:   668660
Species name:   Trithemis annulata
Common name:   Violet Dropwing
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Red-veined dropwing
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-63058
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 63058 - photo: 1
VM-number: 63058 - photo: 2
VM-number: 63058 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:   Arteriosa has a different pattern of black on the terminal sections of the abdomen
Date:   2018-12-29 07:58:47
Species name:   Trithemis annulata -- Violet Dropwing
Species code:   668660
Comment number:   2
By:   Sharon Stanton
Comment:  
Date:   2018-12-29 09:55:25
Species name:   Trithemis annulata -- Violet Dropwing
Species code:   668660

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