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:   125913
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3325CC
Observer:   du Toit C
Date of record:   2022-02-21
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   First time I see a female Painted Sprite with yellow/orange colour instead of blue. She was definitely part of a population of Painted Sprites in a small area close to the stream in a kloof.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   663410
Species name:   Pseudagrion hageni
Common name:   Painted Sprite
Family:   Coenagrionidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Painted Sprite
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-125913
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2022-03-02 14:55:47
Species name:   Pseudagrion hageni -- Painted Sprite
Species code:   663410
Comment number:   2
By:   Sharon Stanton
Comment:   A female displaying male colouration is known as an andromorph female
Date:   2022-03-02 15:14:37
Species name:   Pseudagrion hageni -- Painted Sprite
Species code:   663410

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