Skip to content
BDI
  • Home
  • Departments
    • Research Training
      • Introduction
      • Research Themes
      • Study Sites
      • Logistics
    • PanGoPod
      • Introduction
      • PanGoPod FAQs
      • PanGoPod Photos
      • Eco-throne: dry composting toilet
    • Bird Ringing
      • Introduction
      • Ringing history
    • Science and Ecology Specialist Consulting
    • Citizen Science
    • Biodiversity Observations
  • About
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    • Contact us
  • News
    • Archive
    • BDI Bridge
    • BDInsight
    • BDIgest
  • Biodiversity Projects
    • Atlas of Dragonflies & Damselflies
    • Atlas of Butterflies & Moths
    • Atlas of Frogs & Toads
    • Bird Feeder Project
  • Karoo Research Centre

Author: Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

Megan Loftie-Eaton is our communications, social media and citizen science coordinator. Prior to her work for the BDI, she coordinated OdonataMAP, the Atlas of African Odonata. Ryan Tippett is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora. He has been a member of the VMU since 2014 and has currently submitted over 11000 records. He is also on the expert identification panel for the Odonata Map project. Prof Les Underhill has been Director of the Animal Demography Unit (ADU) at the University of Cape Town since it started in 1991. Although citizen science in biology is Les’s passion, his academic background is in mathematical statistics.
Crenigomphus/Distributions/Gomphidae/Odonata

Horned Talontail (Crenigomphus cornutus)

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

View the above photo record (by Bertie Brink) in OdonataMAP here. Identification Medium Sized Length attains 49mm; Wingspan up to 68mm. Very similar to Crenigom...

Distributions/Gomphidae/Microgomphus/Odonata

Eastern Scissortail (Microgomphus nyassicus)

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

View the above photo record (by John Wilkinson) in OdonataMAP here. Find the Eastern Scissortail in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information Syste...

Distributions/Gomphidae/Lestinogomphus/Odonata

Silke’s Fairytail (Lestinogomphus silkeae)

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

http://addo.adu.org.za/index.php?taxon_id=48800

Coenagrionidae/Distributions/Odonata/Proischnura

Fork-tailed Bluet (Proischnura subfurcata)

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

View the above photo record (by N Hart) in OdonataMAP here. Family Coenagrionidae Proischnura subfurcata – FORK-TAILED BLUET Identification Very small siz...

Chlorocypha/Chlorocyphidae/Distributions/Odonata

Ruby Jewel (Chlorocypha consueta)

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

View the above photo record (by Nick Hart) in OdonataMAP here. Family Chlorocyphidae Chlorocypha consueta – RUBY JEWEL Identification Small size Length up...

Distributions/Libellulidae/Odonata/Orthetrum

Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

The photo above (by Gert Bensch) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here...

Distributions/Libellulidae/Odonata/Orthetrum

Cape Skimmer (Orthetrum capicola)

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

The photo above (by Joe Smereczansky) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here...

Distributions/Libellulidae/Odonata/Orthetrum

Two-striped Skimmer (Orthetrum caffrum)

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

The photo above (by Katharina Reddig) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System)...

Distributions/Libellulidae/Odonata/Orthetrum

Little Skimmer (Orthetrum abbotti)

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

View the above photo record (by Richard Johnstone) in OdonataMAP here. Find the Little Skimmer in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System)...

Distributions/Libellulidae/Odonata/Olpogastra

Bottletail (Olpogastra lugubris)

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Sally Hofmeyr, Ryan Tippett & Les Underhill

View the above photo record (by Niall Perrins) in OdonataMAP here. Find the Bottletail in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) he...

Posts navigation

1 2 … 17 Next »
  • Home
  • Departments
    • Research Training
      • Introduction
      • Research Themes
      • Study Sites
      • Logistics
    • PanGoPod
      • Introduction
      • PanGoPod FAQs
      • PanGoPod Photos
      • Eco-throne: dry composting toilet
    • Bird Ringing
      • Introduction
      • Ringing history
    • Science and Ecology Specialist Consulting
    • Citizen Science
    • Biodiversity Observations
  • About
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    • Contact us
  • News
    • Archive
    • BDI Bridge
    • BDInsight
    • BDIgest
  • Biodiversity Projects
    • Atlas of Dragonflies & Damselflies
    • Atlas of Butterflies & Moths
    • Atlas of Frogs & Toads
    • Bird Feeder Project
  • Karoo Research Centre

Recent posts

  • Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris ch…
    Cover photo: BirdPix 4828 – Michael Brooks. […]
  • BDI ringing courses at New Holme – Khoi…
    Ringing courses in 2022: Dates: 1-7 Sep 2022 and […]
  • Migration in a time of war: through the battl…
    During late-April and May, Curlew Sandpipers, and […]
  • Southern Caco (Cacosternum australis)
    View the above photo record (by J. Jordaan) […]
  • Branch’s Rain Frog (Breviceps branchi)
    There are currently no photographs available for […]
The Biodiversity & Development Institute is a non-profit company registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa (CIPC), Reg. No. 2015/136344/08.


Directors:
Prof Les Underhill, Ms Sue Gie, Jorn Das
les@thebdi.org
072 062 1140


Address:
Old Farm Road, Rondebosch, 7700, Western Cape, South Africa
© 2022 BDI
Powered by WordPress | Theme: Graphy by Themegraphy