Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   99422
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2428DA
Observer:   Mayes Roger; Andre Harmse
Date of record:   2020-11-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:24:56
Sp. code:   660410
Species name:   Lestes pallidus
Common name:   Pallid Spreadwing
Family:   Lestidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-99422
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 99422 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2020-11-27 17:39:01
Species name:   Lestes pallidus -- Pallid Spreadwing
Species code:   660410
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   This specimen wasn't in the traditional position with wings spread open. The shape of the pterostigma and colouration of the abdomen confirm identification as Lestes pallidus.
Date:   2020-11-27 17:46:32
Species name:   Lestes pallidus -- Pallid Spreadwing
Species code:   660410

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