Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   146384
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530AD
Observer:   de Vries A; Joey de Vries; Neels Putter; Joanne Putter; André en Maureen v d Westhuizen
Date of record:   2024-03-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Not much to go by but the markings on the terminal end of the abdomen of the female might indicate Lestes dissimilans rather than L. tridens.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   660330
Species name:   Lestes tridens
Common name:   Spotted Spreadwing
Family:   Lestidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-146384
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 146384 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   Brown markings on s7nof abdomen.
Date:   2024-03-31 14:12:48
Species name:   Lestes tridens -- Spotted Spreadwing
Species code:   660330
Comment number:   2
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2024-03-31 20:06:29
Species name:   Lestes tridens -- Spotted Spreadwing
Species code:   660330

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