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This is a female Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)BluTuna wrote: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.
Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:BluTuna wrote: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.
This is the male Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)BluTuna wrote: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.
Looks pretty close to meToko wrote:This is a female Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)BluTuna wrote: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.
I hope you agree
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.Toko wrote:Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:BluTuna wrote: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.
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate
Could be - a very old one - they are blue usuallyToko wrote:This is the male Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)BluTuna wrote: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.
... I think
NooooooBluTuna wrote: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.Toko wrote:Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:BluTuna wrote: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.
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate
, it's aBrilliant, 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.Toko wrote:NooooooBluTuna wrote: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.Toko wrote:Can not find anything blackish with pale Pterostigmas, except:BluTuna wrote: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.
Silhouette Dropwing Trithemis hecate
Orthetrum trinacria Long Skimmer
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CFYQrQMwDQ
Old ones don't have the distinct markings on the abdomen
Hehe, this looks like the one from the Swaziland PDF, page 54Toko wrote:BluTuna wrote: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
BluTuna wrote:
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 
