Record details

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:   31312
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3323DC
Observer:   Darling Desire ; Gregg Darling; Alfred Taylor; Hillary Harrison
Date of record:   2017-03-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:08:37
Sp. code:   667890
Species name:   Orthetrum capicola
Common name:   Cape Skimmer
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-31312
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:   Epaulet young male? Most probably young Cape skimmer
Date:   2017-08-19 07:34:30
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Alan Manson
Comment:   Based on pinkish colour & distribution.
Date:   2017-09-27 08:39:33
Species name:   Orthetrum capicola -- Cape Skimmer
Species code:   667890

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