Odonata Atlas of Southern Africa

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OdonataMAP:   75790
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430DB
Observer:   de Vries Andries Petrus; Joey de Vries
Date of record:   2019-07-25
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This is somewhat similar to my previous record (which was probably T.aconita). It was taken about 3 minutes later and approximately 15 meters apart. Please note the differences: colour of pterostigma, abdomen - darker, eyes - this one much darker, and habitat - other specimen on a little branch a few meters away from water, this one at the waters edge on a smallish rock.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   668640
Species name:   Trithemis sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Trithemis sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-75790
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 75790 - photo: 1
VM-number: 75790 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:   Andries. To date i do not have enough information on these two females to reliably separate them.
Date:   2019-09-20 18:45:34
Species name:   Trithemis sp.
Species code:   668640
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   Insufficient view of key features
Date:   2019-09-20 22:33:01
Species name:   Trithemis sp.
Species code:   668640

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