Odonata Atlas of Southern Africa

Record details

OdonataMAP:   102462
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531AC
Observer:   Bensch Gert
Date of record:   2020-12-29
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Swarming at dusk, catching termites on the wing.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   668600
Species name:   Tholymis tillarga
Common name:   Twister
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-102462
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 102462 - photo: 1
VM-number: 102462 - photo: 2
VM-number: 102462 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:  
Date:   2021-01-01 13:31:58
Species name:   Tholymis tillarga -- Twister
Species code:   668600
Comment number:   2
By:   Sharon Stanton
Comment:  
Date:   2021-01-01 14:18:29
Species name:   Tholymis tillarga -- Twister
Species code:   668600

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