Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   14512
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931AD
Observer:   Rimmer D
Date of record:   2015-05-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:10
Sp. code:   667100
Species name:   Crocothemis sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Unsure
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-14512
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 14512 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Alan Manson
Comment:   Probably male Broad Scarlet (orange pterostigmata)
Date:   2015-06-10 11:30:27
Species name:   Crocothemis sp.
Species code:   667100
Comment number:   2
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Pterostigma is long. Abdomen is broad.
Date:   2016-01-28 14:54:17
Species name:   Crocothemis erythraea -- Broad Scarlet
Species code:   667130

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