Odonata Atlas of Southern Africa

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OdonataMAP:   31468
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732BB
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2017-03-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Short PT; Cream costas; Small amer patch at base of hind wing; Greyish-brown thorax; Back of the eye has distinctive yellow and red markings. Found at the edge of a wetland with short, well grazed grass.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   668030
Species name:   Orthetrum monardi
Common name:   Woodland Skimmer
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Orthetrum monardi
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-31468
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 31468 - photo: 1
VM-number: 31468 - photo: 2
VM-number: 31468 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Male
Date:   2017-03-16 19:18:50
Species name:   Orthetrum monardi -- Woodland Skimmer
Species code:   668030

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