Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   83602
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3027DD
Observer:   Tate RB
Date of record:   2020-01-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I know out of the distribution and am going with what looks like colouration of Pt's. Could just be C. fasciatus
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   660040
Species name:   Chlorolestes sp.
Common name:   true malachites
Family:   Synlestidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Amatola Maliachite
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-83602
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 83602 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:   Truly a strange one. I agree with probably Mountain Malachite
Date:   2020-01-05 15:54:53
Species name:   Chlorolestes sp. -- true malachites
Species code:   660040
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:  
Date:   2020-01-07 17:38:26
Species name:   Chlorolestes sp. -- true malachites
Species code:   660040
Comment number:   3
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:  
Date:   2022-03-22 17:58:50
Species name:   Chlorolestes fasciatus -- Mountain Malachite
Species code:   660120

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