Systemmatic list - part 39: Moths, Dragonflies and other insects
As always, please let me know if you can help with any of the missing IDs!
Moths
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| unidentified moths, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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| unidentified moth, Cape Maclear, 18th May 2011 | |
Dragonflies
Huge thanks to Dr Dijkstra for the identification of the dragonflies shown below, and to Alastair for pointing me to him.
Glistening Demoiselle Phaon iridipennis
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| Glistening Demoiselle, Zomba, 17th May - not apparent in this photo but in the field the Demoiselle showed an obvious purply sheen in the wings
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Long Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria
| Long Skimmer, Lake Chilwa, 15th May 2011
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Two-striped Skimmer (White-lined Skimmer) Orthetrum caffrum
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| Two-striped Skimmer, Zomba Plateau, 16th May 2011
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Strong Skimmer (Tough Skimmer) Orthetrum brachiale
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| Strong Skimmer, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta
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| Banded Groundling, Lake Chilwa, 15th May 2011
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Slender Scarlet Crocothemis divisa
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| Slender Scarlets, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
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Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa
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| Red-veined Dropwings, Dzalanyama, 23rd May 2011
(left) and Lilongwe Nature Reserve, 24th May 2011
- Alastair and Dr Dijkstra ID'd the Dzalanyama one, I'm assuming the Lilongwe one is the same
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Other insects
As always please let me know if you have an ID for any of these.
That's it!
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