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 Red veined darter
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 30-04-2009 12:05
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
About 4-5 inches long. Pictured in Tanzania. Am I correct? Muhammad Mahdi attached the following image:  [43.36Kb] Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 01-05-2009 00:07
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It looks a bit like Trithemis aurora, but I'm not sure if this species occurs in Africa - there are many other African species of Trithemis, but someone may be able to help.
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 01-05-2009 17:14
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks tony. Some other expert id'd it as Trithemis annulata, and these are found in TZ. Could it be?
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 02-05-2009 07:16
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, that is very probable. Trithemis annulata is also known as the Violet Dropwing
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 02-05-2009 08:03
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thank you. Nice common name it has!
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