Black-splashed Elf (Tetrathemis polleni)
Cover photos by Alan Manson. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identification Small ...
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.
Jaunty Dropwing (Trithemis stictica)
Cover photo by Gerhard Diedericks. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identification ...
Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi)
Cover photo by Riëtte Griesel. Find this species in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identification Smal...
Savanna Riverjack (Mesocnemis singularis)
Cover photo by Gregg Darling. Find the Savanna Riverjack in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Platycnemididae Identifi...
Blue Basker (Urothemis edwardsii)
Cover photo by Christian Fry. Find the Blue Basker in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identification Me...
St Lucia Basker (Urothemis luciana)
Cover photo by Diana Russell. Find the St. Lucia Basker in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identificati...
Ringed Cascader (Zygonyx torridus)
Cover photo by John Wilkinson. Find the Ringed Cascader in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identificati...
Smoky Duskdarter (Zyxomma atlanticum)
Zyxomma atlanticum is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and shrub-domina...
Smoky Spreadwing (Lestes virgatus)
Cover photo by Rob Dickinson. Find the Smoky Spreadwing in the FBIS (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Lestidae Identification Medium siz...
Drakensberg Malachite (Chlorolestes draconicus)
Cover photo by Riëtte Griesel. Find the Drakensberg Malachite in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Synlestidae Identif...