Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Toko]

Day 2 continued.

The afternoon drive started with a visit to Mopane Camp where I found some more interesting stuff in the flower bed.

Some more Dragonflies.

This is a female Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

I hope you agree

[Toko]

Day 1 continued.

The Great Trek.

Let's go on the Eco Trail! What a great idea! We emerged (seemingly) days later at the far end of the camp, hot and sweaty having almost gotten lost a couple of times where the trail seemed to vanish. The path also got pretty rough from time to time and we struggled along in our sandals which aren't designed for hill climbing.

On the plus side, I did get some Dragonfly pictures.

Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate

[Toko]

Day 2 continued.

The afternoon drive started with a visit to Mopane Camp where I found some more interesting stuff in the flower bed.

Some more Dragonflies.

This is the male Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

... I think

[BluTuna]

Day 2 continued.

The afternoon drive started with a visit to Mopane Camp where I found some more interesting stuff in the flower bed.

Some more Dragonflies.

This is a female Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

I hope you agree

Looks pretty close to me

[BluTuna]

Day 1 continued.

The Great Trek.

Let's go on the Eco Trail! What a great idea! We emerged (seemingly) days later at the far end of the camp, hot and sweaty having almost gotten lost a couple of times where the trail seemed to vanish. The path also got pretty rough from time to time and we struggled along in our sandals which aren't designed for hill climbing.

On the plus side, I did get some Dragonfly pictures.

Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate

That's the only one I could find too but the pics in my reference doc are not very good. Let's go with that one until we find out differently.

[BluTuna]

Day 2 continued.

The afternoon drive started with a visit to Mopane Camp where I found some more interesting stuff in the flower bed.

Some more Dragonflies.

This is the male Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

... I think

Could be - a very old one - they are blue usually

[Toko]

Day 1 continued.

The Great Trek.

Let's go on the Eco Trail! What a great idea! We emerged (seemingly) days later at the far end of the camp, hot and sweaty having almost gotten lost a couple of times where the trail seemed to vanish. The path also got pretty rough from time to time and we struggled along in our sandals which aren't designed for hill climbing.

On the plus side, I did get some Dragonfly pictures.

Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate

That's the only one I could find too but the pics in my reference doc are not very good. Let's go with that one until we find out differently.

Noooooo , it's a

Orthetrum trinacria Long Skimmer

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CFYQrQMwDQ

Old ones don't have the distinct markings on the abdomen

[BluTuna]

Day 1 continued.

The Great Trek.

Let's go on the Eco Trail! What a great idea! We emerged (seemingly) days later at the far end of the camp, hot and sweaty having almost gotten lost a couple of times where the trail seemed to vanish. The path also got pretty rough from time to time and we struggled along in our sandals which aren't designed for hill climbing.

On the plus side, I did get some Dragonfly pictures.

Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate

That's the only one I could find too but the pics in my reference doc are not very good. Let's go with that one until we find out differently.

Noooooo , it's a

Orthetrum trinacria Long Skimmer

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CFYQrQMwDQ

Old ones don't have the distinct markings on the abdomen

Brilliant, I can see that's the right one now! The orange/brown marks on the abdomen aren't very clear in my picture because they are out of focus.

Another new one for the book

[Toko]

Day 1 continued.

The Great Trek.

Let's go on the Eco Trail! What a great idea! We emerged (seemingly) days later at the far end of the camp, hot and sweaty having almost gotten lost a couple of times where the trail seemed to vanish. The path also got pretty rough from time to time and we struggled along in our sandals which aren't designed for hill climbing.

On the plus side, I did get some Dragonfly pictures.

Th first one a Brachythemis lacustris Red Groundling female or teneral male

They striped eyes point to Brachythemis


Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma female or any other Orthretrum also similar

Hehe, this looks like the one from the Swaziland PDF, page 54

A Machado's Skimmer Orthetrum machadoi

[Toko]

Brilliant, I can see that's the right one now! The orange/brown marks on the abdomen aren't very clear in my picture because they are out of focus.

Not bad, we got it at second try