Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   105858
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3319DC
Observer:   Daniel Karis
Date of record:   2021-02-03
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Apologies...light was harsh! Dragonfly was continuously circling overhead, ~2 metres above the ground.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:24:56
Sp. code:   663980
Species name:   FAMILY Aeshnidae
Common name:  
Family:   Aeshnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-105858
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 105858 - photo: 1
VM-number: 105858 - photo: 2
VM-number: 105858 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Evert Philippus Jacobus Kleynhans
Comment:   Photos cropped and edited for better viewing post-record. Probably Pinheyschna subpupillata, judging by the two lateral stripes on the thorax, a brownish main colour and a
Date:   2021-02-08 10:09:54
Species name:   FAMILY Aeshnidae
Species code:   663980
Comment number:   2
By:   Corrie du Toit
Comment:  
Date:   2021-02-08 12:10:24
Species name:   FAMILY Aeshnidae
Species code:   663980

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