Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   103783
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530AC
Observer:   Willis C.K.
Date of record:   2021-01-09
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:24:56
Sp. code:   667770
Species name:   Orthetrum sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-103783
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 103783 - photo: 1
VM-number: 103783 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:  
Date:   2021-01-10 13:51:26
Species name:   Nesciothemis farinosa -- Eastern Blacktail
Species code:   667690
Comment number:   2
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2021-01-15 19:26:01
Species name:   Orthetrum sp.
Species code:   667770
Comment number:   3
By:   Evert Philippus Jacobus Kleynhans
Comment:   Insufficient black on sub-dorsal sides of abdomen and Pt's look too small for N. farinosa, leaving O. chrysostigma and O. caffrum as potential female species. Thorax not visible.
Date:   2021-01-19 14:14:25
Species name:   Orthetrum sp.
Species code:   667770

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