Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)
The photo above (by Gert Bensch) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Orthetrum chrysostigma, commonly known as Epaulet Skimmer is a dragonfly in the family L...
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. Sally Hofmeyr has many years' experience in the academic world, writing her own material and editing the work of others. Her academic background is in the natural sciences: her PhD and first postdoc in ornithology and environmental change (Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town). 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.
Cape Skimmer (Orthetrum capicola)
The photo above (by Joe Smereczansky) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Below is a map showing the distribution of records for Cape Skimmer in the OdonataMAP da...
Two-striped Skimmer (Orthetrum caffrum)
The photo above (by Katharina Reddig) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Orthetrum caffrum, commonly known as the Two-striped Skimmer is a dragonfly in the ...
Little Skimmer (Orthetrum abbotti)
The photo above (by Richard Johnstone) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Orthetrum abbotti, the Little Skimmer is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. I...
Bottletail (Olpogastra lugubris)
The photo above (by Niall Perrins) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Olpogastra lugubris, commonly known as the Bottletail is a dragonfly in the family Lib...
Eastern Forestwatcher (Notiothemis jonesi)
The photo above (by John Wilkinson) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Notiothemis jonesi, commonly known as the Eastern Forestwatcher is a dragonfly in the...
Eastern Blacktail (Nesciothemis farinosa)
The photo above (by Celeste Eastwood) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Nesciothemis farinosa, the Eastern Blacktail is a species of dragonfly in the famil...
Coastal Pennant (Macrodiplax cora)
The photo above (by Wil Leurs) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Macrodiplax cora, commonly known as Coastal or Cora’s Pennant is a dragonfly in the ...
African Piedspot (Hemistigma albipunctum)
The photo above (by Georg Jacobs) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Hemistigma albipunctum, commonly known as the African Piedspot is a dragonfly in the fa...
Dwarf Percher (Diplacodes pumila)
The photo above (by Alan Manson) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Below is a map showing the distribution of records for Dwarf Percher in the OdonataMAP databa...