Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   134594
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2731CA
Observer:   Strachan, Trish
Date of record:   2022-11-30
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   668800
Species name:   Trithemis donaldsoni
Common name:   Denim Dropwing
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   navy dropwing
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-134594
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 134594 - photo: 1
VM-number: 134594 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:   The pterostigma is the key. In Denim there is a thin black strip along the top of the pt, with the rest of the pt orange like or pale. In the navy, the top third of the pt is black, with only a thin pale strip at the bottom.
Date:   2022-12-04 14:08:01
Species name:   Trithemis donaldsoni -- Denim Dropwing
Species code:   668800
Comment number:   2
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2022-12-04 15:17:51
Species name:   Trithemis donaldsoni -- Denim Dropwing
Species code:   668800

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