Odonata Atlas of Africa

Record details

OdonataMAP:   29051
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030AA
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2017-01-11
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Found in rank grass alongside a flowing, rocky stream. Large blue/green postocular spots. Appears larger than the other Pseudagrion species in the area. Found on the Nhlamvini stream which is a tributary of the Inkomazi river.
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:11
Sp. code:   663440
Species name:   Pseudagrion inopinatum
Common name:   Balinsky's Sprite
Family:   Coenagrionidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pseudagrion inopinatum?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-29051
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 29051 - photo: 1
VM-number: 29051 - photo: 2
VM-number: 29051 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Female
Date:   2017-06-03 14:38:51
Species name:   Pseudagrion inopinatum -- Balinsky's Sprite
Species code:   663440

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