Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   26144
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418BB
Observer:   du Toit Corrie
Date of record:   2016-12-02
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:11
Sp. code:   668870
Species name:   Trithemis dorsalis
Common name:   Highland Dropwing
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ? ( I give up!)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-26144
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 26144 - photo: 1
VM-number: 26144 - photo: 2
VM-number: 26144 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Alan Manson
Comment:   This is a tough one! More of the thorax pattern would have helped, but they don't always sit that way! ;)
Date:   2016-12-12 19:39:34
Species name:   Trithemis dorsalis -- Highland Dropwing
Species code:   668870

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