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Author: Ryan Tippett

Ryan 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 Virtual Museum since 2014 and has currently submitted over 12,000 records. He is on the expert identification panel for the OdonataMAP project. Ryan is a well-qualified and experienced Field Guide, and Guide Training Instructor. He has spent the last 18 years in the guiding and tourism industries. Ryan loves imparting his passion and knowledge onto others, and it is this that drew him into guide training in particular. Something that he finds incredibly rewarding is seeing how people he's had the privilege of teaching have developed and gone on to greater things. His interests are diverse and include Dragonflies, Birding, Arachnids, Amphibians, wild flowers and succulents, free diving and experiencing big game on foot. With this range of interests, there is always likely be something special just around the corner!
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Palpares elegantulus

Posted on 17/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Ryan Tippett) in LacewingMAP here. Palpares elegantulus Peringuey, 1910 Identification Size: Large (Wingspan at l...

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Palparidius concinnus

Posted on 16/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by John Wilkinson) in LacewingMAP here. Palparidius concinnus – Hook-tailed Antlion Peringuey, 1910 Identification ...

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Pamexis contaminatus

Posted on 13/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Christopher Willis) in LacewingMAP here. Pamexis contaminatus – Butterfly Antlion Hagen, 1887 Identification Size...

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Tomatares citrinus

Posted on 13/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Marius van Zyl) in LacewingMAP here. Tomatares citrinus – Painted Grassland Antlion (Hagen, 1853) Identification...

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Palpares sobrinus

Posted on 10/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Joseph Heymans) in LacewingMAP here. Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911 Identification Size: Large (Wingspan up to...

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Palpares speciosus

Posted on 09/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Daryl de Beer) in LacewingMAP here. Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758 Identification Size: Large (Wingspan up to ...

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Lachlathetes moestus

Posted on 08/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Rick Nuttall) in LacewingMAP here. Lachlathetes moestus (Hagen, 1953) Identification Size: Very Large (Wingspan 1...

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Nannoleon michaelseni

Posted on 08/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Alan Manson) in LacewingMAP here. Nannoleon michaelseni Esben-Petersen, 1928 Identification Size: Small (Wingspan...

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Palparidius capicola

Posted on 03/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Ryan Tippett) in LacewingMAP here. Palparidius capicola Peringuey, 1910 Identification Size: Medium-large (Wingsp...

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Myrmeleon obscurus

Posted on 03/08/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Garth Aiston) in LacewingMAP here. Myrmeleon obscurus (Rambur, 1842) Identification Size: Small (Wingspan around 44mm)...

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  • Karoo Research Centre

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