Posted by
RoyW on 31-03-2009 19:17
#6
Hi,
This is a female of the genus
Orthetrum (or possibly the closely related
Nesciothemis - I wouldn't like to suggest a species though because there are several similar
Orthetrum species in Africa and I don't have any information on species in Tanzania.
Posted by
RoyW on 01-04-2009 17:41
#8
The vein structure in the forewing rules out
Urothemis which have only 6-8 antenodal cross veins (the dragonfly in your photo has 12) + both sexes of
U. edwardsii should show a dark patch at the base of the hindwing. The position of the arculus - which is in line with the second antenodal vein - points to
Orthetrum.
Roy.