Horned Talontail (Crenigomphus cornutus)
Cover photo by Bertie Brink. Identification Medium Sized Length attains 49mm; Wingspan up to 68mm. The Horned Talontail is very similar to Crenigomphus hartmann...
Author: Dragonfly Atlas: Megan Loftie-Eaton, Ryan Tippett, Rene Navarro & Les Underhill
Ryan Tippett is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora, with a specialist interest in the dragonflies and damselflies. Rene Navarro is the genius behind the information systems upon which this study is based. Megan Loftie-Eaton assembled the material for the species texts for the Odonata. Prof Les Underhill is a Director of the Biodiversity and Development Institute. Although citizen science in biology is Les’s passion, his academic background is in mathematical statistics.
Eastern Scissortail (Microgomphus nyassicus)
Cover photo by John Wilkinson. Find the Eastern Scissortail in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Gomphidae Identificat...
Silke’s Fairytail (Lestinogomphus silkeae)
http://addo.adu.org.za/index.php?taxon_id=48800
Fork-tailed Bluet (Proischnura subfurcata)
Cover photo by N. Hart. Family Coenagrionidae Identification Very small size Length up to 30mm; Wingspan attains 38mm. The overall colouration of the Fork-taile...
Ruby Jewel (Chlorocypha consueta)
Cover photo by Nick Hart. Family Chlorocyphidae Identification Small size Length up to 31mm; Wingspan attains 56mm. Males are unmistakable within the sub-region...
Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)
The photo above (by Gert Bensch) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here...
Cape Skimmer (Orthetrum capicola)
The photo above (by Joe Smereczansky) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here...
Two-striped Skimmer (Orthetrum caffrum)
The photo above (by Katharina Reddig) can be viewed in OdonataMAP here. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System)...
Little Skimmer (Orthetrum abbotti)
Cover photo by Richard Johnstone. Find the Little Skimmer in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identifica...
Bottletail (Olpogastra lugubris)
Cover photo by Niall Perrins. Find the Bottletail in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identification Lar...