Odonata Atlas of Southern Africa

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OdonataMAP:   18609
Province:  
Country:   Republic of the Congo
Locus:   NE_000014BC
Observer:   Greyling Chantell
Date of record:   2015-12-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   660630
Species name:   Sapho gloriosa
Common name:   Glorious Bluewing
Family:   Calopterygidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Damselfly
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-18609
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18609 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Only Sapho sp. within this distribution with completely dark wings.
Date:   2018-06-19 18:02:39
Species name:   Sapho gloriosa -- Glorious Bluewing
Species code:   660630
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   Only Sapho gloriosa and S. orichalcea have completely dark wings. Very little is known of the differences between these 2 species, however the overall shape of the wing does favour S. gloriosa.
Date:   2022-01-09 12:31:39
Species name:   Sapho gloriosa -- Glorious Bluewing
Species code:   660630

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