Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   3219
Province:  
Country:   Sierra Leone
Locus:   NW_008013AC
Observer:   Cronje Pieter
Date of record:   2013-01-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Looks like a Ruby Jewel but there is less yellow and the eye are completely black
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   661040
Species name:   Chlorocypha pyriformosa
Common name:   River Jewel
Family:   Chlorocyphidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Chlorocypha
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-3219
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3219 - photo: 1
VM-number: 3219 - photo: 2
VM-number: 3219 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2018-10-27 20:02:29
Species name:   Chlorocypha pyriformosa -- River Jewel
Species code:   661040
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:  
Date:   2019-02-05 10:35:48
Species name:   Chlorocypha pyriformosa -- River Jewel
Species code:   661040

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