Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   5399
Province:   Okavango Delta
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922BD
Observer:   Luck Dave; Jared Baecker; Sara Lashbrook
Date of record:   2013-04-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Both were photographed right on the channel margin perched on vegetation above the water. Split record: see also 5398.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   663860
Species name:   Pseudagrion rufostigma
Common name:   Ruby Sprite
Family:   Coenagrionidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Damselfly and dragonfly
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-5399
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5399 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Tarboton W
Comment:   Sprite sp: male (rufostigma?)
Date:   2013-07-02 12:49:17
Species name:   Pseudagrion sp.
Species code:   663195
Comment number:   2
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2020-04-24 17:53:49
Species name:   Pseudagrion rufostigma -- Ruby Sprite
Species code:   663860
Comment number:   3
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:  
Date:   2020-12-03 17:59:53
Species name:   Pseudagrion rufostigma -- Ruby Sprite
Species code:   663860

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