Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   111305
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430DB
Observer:   de Vries A; Joey de Vries
Date of record:   2021-04-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   This may possibly be a Pseudagrion sjoestedti (Variable Sprite) but according to the current level of information it can be identified as P. massaicum. (No P. massaicum males observed yet during first week of observstion at this locality.)
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   663880
Species name:   Pseudagrion sublacteum
Common name:   Cherry-eye Sprite
Family:   Coenagrionidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pseudagrion massaicum (Masai Sprite)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-111305
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 111305 - photo: 1
VM-number: 111305 - photo: 2
VM-number: 111305 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2021-04-26 16:55:45
Species name:   Pseudagrion sublacteum -- Cherry-eye Sprite
Species code:   663880
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   Square black marking low on s8.
Date:   2021-04-28 19:21:08
Species name:   Pseudagrion sublacteum -- Cherry-eye Sprite
Species code:   663880

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