Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   74702
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430DB
Observer:   de Vries Andries Petrus; Joey de Vries; Team Swadini Bio-Search
Date of record:   2019-05-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Could this possibly ce a female of T.donaldsoni?
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:24:56
Sp. code:   668740
Species name:   Trithemis aconita
Common name:   Halfshade Dropwing
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Trithemis aconita (Halfshade Dropwing)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-74702
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 74702 - photo: 1
VM-number: 74702 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2019-07-09 22:31:45
Species name:   Trithemis aconita -- Halfshade Dropwing
Species code:   668740
Comment number:   2
By:   Andries Petrus de Vries
Comment:   Strange behaviour for T.aconita to perch on rock in sun.
Date:   2019-07-10 08:23:38
Species name:   Trithemis aconita -- Halfshade Dropwing
Species code:   668740

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