Odonata Atlas of Africa

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OdonataMAP:   11648
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1535CC
Observer:   Dickinson R
Date of record:   2014-10-01
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Almost certain about my ID as 2 months later I also found this sp. stationary in a tree at the same site about 200m from here. Non stop flight to and fro up and down the gulley.
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:10
Sp. code:   669420
Species name:   Zygonyx torridus
Common name:   Ringed Cascader
Family:   Libellulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Zygonyx torridus male
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-11648
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 11648 - photo: 1
VM-number: 11648 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Tarboton W
Comment:   Ringed Cascader:
Date:   2015-05-06 13:00:26
Species name:   Zygonyx torridus -- Ringed Cascader
Species code:   669420

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