Odonata Atlas of Africa

Record details

OdonataMAP:   89170
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832CA
Observer:   Russell Diana
Date of record:   2020-03-02
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:24:56
Sp. code:   664350
Species name:   Gynacantha usambarica
Common name:   Eastern Duskhawker
Family:   Aeshnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   eastern duskhawker
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-89170
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 89170 - photo: 1
VM-number: 89170 - photo: 2
VM-number: 89170 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:  
Date:   2020-03-04 21:48:34
Species name:   Gynacantha usambarica -- Eastern Duskhawker
Species code:   664350
Comment number:   2
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2020-03-04 21:54:19
Species name:   Gynacantha usambarica -- Eastern Duskhawker
Species code:   664350
Comment number:   3
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Female. 24 Ax Veins, but only has a single row of cells between the R2 and R3 veins. Also shows a feint blue saddle and lacks the black rim around the metastigma.
Date:   2020-06-05 12:24:50
Species name:   Gynacantha usambarica -- Eastern Duskhawker
Species code:   664350

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