The Insect Atlas for Namibia currently includes some Lepidoptera (butterflies only, at the moment) and Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies).
If you have photos of these groups that could be used on the website, spreadsheets or notebooks of historic records, or would like any further information, please contact us.
Recently submitted butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly records
The following list of records includes verified records and those awaiting verification of species groups you are interested in which have been recently added in your area.
- Painted Lady(Vanessa cardui)
24.63535S 15.95842E on 29/05/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Painted Lady(Vanessa cardui)
25.27888S 15.93268E on 29/05/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Charaxes, Koppie(Charaxes jasius)
19.88666S 13.93824E on 24/05/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Monarch, African(Danaus chrysippus)
19.885S 13.93887E on 21/05/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Purple-tip, Queen(Colotis regina)
22.74835S 17.12685E on 10/05/2025 by Brown, Chris - Migrant, African(Catopsilia florella)
22.74835S 17.12685E on 10/05/2025 by Brown, Chris
- Monarch, African(Danaus chrysippus)
22.5743S 17.12431E on 05/04/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Monarch, African(Danaus chrysippus)
17.89855S 23.61072E on 18/02/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Grass Yellow, Broad-bordered(Eurema brigitta)
17.98168S 24.11625E on 17/02/2025 by Walters, Matthew - Monarch, African(Danaus chrysippus)
17.98168S 24.11625E on 17/02/2025 by Walters, Matthew
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Literature
| Acraea atergatis Acraea atergatis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea pudorella Acraea pudorella | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea serena Acraea serena | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Acara Acraea acara | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Black-tipped Acraea caldarena | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Braine's Acraea brainei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Broad-bordered Acraea anemosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Common Mimic Acraea encedon | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Dusky Acraea esebria | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Ella's Acraea ella | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Fiery Acraea acrita | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Large-spotted Acraea zetes | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Light-red Acraea nohara | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Little Acraea axina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Lygus Acraea lygus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Marsh Acraea rahira | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Namibian Acraea hypoleuca | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Natal Acraea natalica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Pale Yellow Acraea burni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Scarlet Acraea atolmis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Small Yellow-banded Acraea acerata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Suffused Acraea stenobea | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Trimen's Acraea trimeni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acraea, Wandering Donkey Acraea neobule | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Aloeides taikosama Aloeides taikosama | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Arrowhead, Namaqua Phasis clavum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Ella's Cigaritis ella | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Homeyer's Cigaritis homeyeri | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Modest Cigaritis modestus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Mozambique Cigaritis mozambica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Namaqua Cigaritis namaquus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Natal Cigaritis natalensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bar, Silvery Cigaritis phanes | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black-eye, Cape Leptomyrina lara | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black-eye, Henning's Leptomyrina henningi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Ashen Smoky Euchrysops subpallida | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Clover Zizina antanossa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Common Fig-tree Myrina silenus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Common Meadow Cupidopsis cissus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Common Smoky Euchrysops malathana | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Common Zebra Leptotes pirithous | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Cupreous Eicochrysops messapus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Dotted Tarucus sybaris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Dusky Pseudonacaduba sichela | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Dwarf Oraidium barberae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Gaika Zizula hylax | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Jade Lepidochrysops chloauges | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Lucerne Lampides boeticus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Michelle's Lepidochrysops michellae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Osiris Smoky Euchrysops osiris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Patricia Lepidochrysops patricia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Rayed Actizera lucida | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Sabi Smoky Euchrysops dolorosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Sesbania Zebra Leptotes pulchra | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Sooty Zizeeria knysna | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Tailed Meadow Cupidopsis jobates | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Tinktinkie Brephidium metophis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Topaz Azanus jesous | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Twin-spot Lepidochrysops plebeia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Van Son's Lepidochrysops vansoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, Velvet-spotted Babul Azanus ubaldus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue, White-tipped Eicochrysops hippocrates | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Borbo fallax Borbo fallax | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bronze, Bush Cacyreus lingeus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bronze, Dickson's Geranium Cacyreus dicksoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bronze, Geranium Cacyreus marshalli | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown, Evening Melanitis leda | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown, Eyed Bush Heteropsis perspicua | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown, Karoo Stygionympha irrorata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown, Natal Coenyropsis natalii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown, Pale Bush Heteropsis simonsii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown, Robertson's Stygionympha robertsoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Buff, Pale Cnodontes pallida | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Blue-spangled Charaxes guderiana | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Braine's Charaxes brainei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Bushveld Charaxes achaemenes | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Club-tailed Charaxes zoolina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Common Pearl Charaxes varanes | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Demon Charaxes phaeus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Green-veined Charaxes candiope | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Koppie Charaxes jasius | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, Large Blue Charaxes bohemani | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Charaxes, White-barred Charaxes brutus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Commodore, Darker Precis antilope | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Commodore, Gaudy Precis octavia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Aranda Aloeides aranda | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Damara Aloeides damarensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Dune Aloeides simplex | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, King Tylopaedia sardonyx | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, McMaster's Silver-spotted Trimenia macmasteri | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Molomo Aloeides molomo | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Namibia Aloeides namibiensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Nolloth's Aloeides nollothi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Silvery Aloeides argenteus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Teare's Aloeides tearei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Copper, Warrior Silver-spotted Argyraspodes argyraspis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dancer, Namaqua Alenia namaqua | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dart, Nomad Andronymus neander | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Diadem Hypolimnas misippus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dotted Border, Common Mylothris agathina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dotted Border, Eastern Swamp Mylothris rubricosta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Elf, Dusky Eretis melania | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Elfin, Dark Sarangesa seineri | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Elfin, Namibian Sarangesa gaerdesi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Elfin, Small Sarangesa phidyle | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Forester, Simple Orange Euphaedra simplex | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Friar Amauris niavius | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Gold-tip, Banded Colotis eris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Grass Yellow, Broad-bordered Eurema brigitta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Grass Yellow, Common Eurema hecabe | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Grey, Silver-spotted Crudaria leroma | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Guineafowl Hamanumida daedalus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairstreak, Azure Hemiolaus caeculus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairstreak, Purple-brown Hypolycaena philippus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairtail, Black-striped Anthene amarah | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairtail, Cupreous Anthene princeps | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairtail, Lunulated Anthene lunulata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairtail, Mashuna Anthene contrastata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hairtail, Otacilia Anthene otacilia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Highflier, Eriksson's Aphnaeus erikssoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hopper, Flower-girl Platylesches neba | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hopper, Shona Platylesches shona | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hopper, Small Platylesches tina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Jewel, Grass Chilades trochylus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Joker, Common Byblia anvatara | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Joker, Spotted Byblia ilithyia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Leopard, African Phalanta phalantha | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Lilac-tip Colotis celimene | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Migrant, African Catopsilia florella | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Monarch, African Danaus chrysippus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Monarch, Dappled Tirumala petiverana | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Monarch, False Pseudacraea poggei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Monk Amauris tartarea | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Mother-of-pearl, Common Protogoniomorpha parhassus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Nightfighter, Palm-tree Zophopetes dysmephila | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Opal, Karoo Chrysoritis chrysantas | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange, Veined Colotis vesta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange-tip Colotis evenina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange-tip, Bushveld Colotis pallene | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange-tip, Kalahari Colotis lais | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange-tip, Small Colotis evagore | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange-tip, Smoky Colotis euippe | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Painted Lady Vanessa cardui | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pansy, Blue Junonia oenone | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pansy, Brown Junonia natalica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pansy, Ox-eyed Junonia orithya | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pansy, Yellow Junonia hierta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pierrot, Black Tuxentius melaena | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pierrot, Hintza Zintha hintza | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pierrot, White Tuxentius calice | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Playboy, Apricot Deudorix dinochares | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Playboy, Brown Deudorix antalus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Policeman, Spotless Coeliades libeon | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Policeman, Striped Coeliades forestan | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Policeman, Two-pip Coeliades pisistratus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Purple-tip, Bushveld Colotis ione | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Purple-tip, Queen Colotis regina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ranger, Black-veined Kedestes sublineata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ranger, Chequered Kedestes lepenula | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ranger, Pale Kedestes callicles | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ranger, Scarce Kedestes nerva | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ranger, Single-stitch Kedestes monostichus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Red-tip Colotis antevippe | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ringlet, African Ypthima asterope | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ringlet, Dark Webbed Physcaeneura panda | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sailer, Jordan's Neptis jordani | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sailer, Serene Neptis serena | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Bushveld Spialia colotes | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Common Spialia diomus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Delagoa Spialia delagoae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Dwarf Spialia nanus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Green-marbled Gomalia elma | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Mafa Spialia mafa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Mountain Spialia spio | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Wandering Spialia depauperata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sandman, Wolkberg Spialia secessus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Bowker's Stugeta bowkeri | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Brown-line Iolaus alienus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Dusky Stugeta subinfuscata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Mimosa Iolaus mimosae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Nasisi Iolaus nasisii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Obscure Iolaus obscurus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sapphire, Straight-line Iolaus silarus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Scarlet, Bush Axiocerses amanga | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Scarlet, Common Axiocerses tjoane | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Scarlet-tip Colotis danae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Common Gegenes niso | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Common Paradise Abantis paradisea | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Kavango Caprona cassualalla | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Pygmy Gegenes pumilio | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Ragged Caprona pillaana | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Spotted Velvet Paradise Abantis tettensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, White-cloaked Leucochitonea levubu | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skipper, Zambezi Paradise Abantis zambesiaca | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Skolly, Boland Thestor protumnus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sulphur-tip, Speckled Colotis agoye | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swallowtail, Citrus Papilio demodocus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swallowtail, Narrowly Green-banded Papilio nireus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swift, Black-branded Pelopidas mathias | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swift, Long-horned Borbo fatuellus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swift, Olive-haired Borbo borbonica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swift, Twin Borbo gemella | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swift, White-branded Pelopidas thrax | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swordtail, Angola Graphium angolanus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swordtail, Cream Striped Graphium porthaon | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swordtail, Large Striped Graphium antheus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swordtail, Veined Graphium leonidas | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sylph, Netted Metisella willemi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Topaz Arab Colotis amata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Traveller, Lemon Colotis subfasciatus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Tree Nymph, Rosa's Sevenia rosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Tree Nymph, Trimen's Sevenia trimeni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Vagrant, Autumn-leaf Eronia leda | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Vagrant, Buquet's Nepheronia buquetii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Vagrant, Cambridge Nepheronia thalassina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Veined-tip, Doubleday's Colotis doubledayi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Watchman, Water Parnara monasi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| White, African Common Belenois creona | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| White, African Veined Belenois gidica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| White, Brown-veined Belenois aurota | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| White, Common Meadow Pontia helice | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| White, Forest Belenois zochalia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| White, Zebra Pinacopteryx eriphia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Woollylegs, Common Lachnocnema bibulus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Woollylegs, D'Urban's Lachnocnema durbani | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Yellow, African Clouded Colias electo | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Zulu, Braine's Alaena brainei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Zulu, Yellow Alaena amazoula | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Acacia Sprite Pseudagrion acaciae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| African Pygmy Basker Aethriamanta rezia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Angolan Whisp Agriocnemis angolensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Assegai Sprite Pseudagrion assegaii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black Emperor Anax tristis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black Sprite Pseudagrion commoniae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black-faced Dancing Skimmer Nesciothemis farinosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black-tailed Bluet Azuragrion nigridorsum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black-winged Flutterer Rhyothemis fenestrina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Black-winged Widow Palpopleura lucia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue Basker Urothemis edwardsii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue Cascader Zygonyx natalensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Blue Emperor Anax imperator | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bold Leaftail Phyllogomphus selysii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Brown Dusk-hawker Gynacantha villosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Bumhill Whisp Agriocnemis bumhilli | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Butterfly Flutterer Rhyothemis mariposa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Cataract Hooktail Paragomphus cataractae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Catshead Sprite Pseudagrion coeleste | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Cherry-eye Sprite Pseudagrion sublacteum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Clubbed Cruiser Phyllomacromia overlaeti | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Clubbed Hooktail Paragomphus sabicus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Fairytail Lestinogomphus angustus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Hooktail Paragomphus genei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Orange Ceriagrion glabrum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Riverjack Mesocnemis singularis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Thorntail Ceratogomphus pictus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Threadtail Elattoneura glauca | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Common Tigertail Ictinogomphus ferox | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Coral-red Orange Ceriagrion corallinum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Corkscrew Hooktail Paragomphus elpidius | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Cryptic Spreadwing Lestes dissimulans | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dancing Broad-legged Jewel Platycypha caligata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dark Dropwing Trithemis aequalis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Dark Sprite Pseudagrion deningi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Darting Cruiser Phyllomacromia picta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Deceptive Widow Palpopleura deceptor | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Denim Dropwing, Donaldson's Dropwing Trithemis donaldsoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Elegant Dropwing Trithemis werneri | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Epaulette Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ferruginous Glider, Voyaging Glider Tramea limbata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Friendly Hawker Zosteraeshna minuscula | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Fuelleborn's Spectacular Zygonoides fuelleborni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Glaucous Sprite Pseudagrion glaucescens | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Glistening Demoiselle Phaon iridipennis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Global Wanderer Pantala flavescens | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Gracious Whisp Agriocnemis gratiosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Grizzled Pintail Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Guinea Skimmer Orthetrum guineense | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hamon's Sprite Pseudagrion hamoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hartmann's Hooktail Crenigomphus hartmanni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hecate Dropwing Trithemis hecate | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Helen's Sprite Pseudagrion helenae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Hintz's Skimmer Orthetrum hintzi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Horned Hooktail Crenigomphus cornutus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Horned Rock-dweller Bradinopyga cornuta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Inspector Chalcostephia flavifrons | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Jaunty Dropwing Trithemis stictica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia falsum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Katambora Orange Ceriagrion katamborae | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Kavango Hooktail Crenigomphus kavangoensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Kersten's Sprite Pseudagrion kersteni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Keyhole Glider Tramea basilaris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Kokytos Siphontail Neurogomphus cocytius | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Little Dusk-hawker Gynacantha manderica | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Little Percher Diplacodes deminuta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Little Skimmer Orthetrum abbotti | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Little Whisp Agriocnemis exilis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Long Skimmer, Slender Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Long Slim Aciagrion heterosticta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Luminous Percher, Barbet Percher Diplacodes luminans | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Machado's Skimmer Orthetrum machadoi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Massai Sprite Pseudagrion massaicum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Monard's Dropwing Trithemis monardi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Monk's Hood Dropwing Trithemis aconita | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Navy Dropwing Trithemis furva | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Nubian Sprite Pseudagrion nubicum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Old World Twister Tholymis tillarga | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange Emperor Anax speratus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange Whisp Agriocnemis ruberrima albifrons | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Orange-winged Dropwing, Rock Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi ardens | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pale Bluet Africallagma subtile | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pale Scarlet Crocothemis divisa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pallid Spreadwing Lestes pallidus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pearly Flasher Aethiothemis solitaria | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Phantom Flutterer Rhyothemis semihyalina | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pied-spot Hemistigma albipunctum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pinhey's Spreadwing Lestes pinheyi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Pleasant Orange Ceriagrion suave | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Quarré's Fingertail Gomphidia quarrei | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Rapids Dropwing Trithemis morrisoni / Trithemis palustris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Red Basker Urothemis assignata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Red Groundling Brachythemis lacustris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ringed Cascader Zygonyx torridus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Robust Skimmer Orthetrum robustum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Rock Hooktail Paragomphus cognatus | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Ruby Sprite Pseudagrion rufostigma | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Salisbury Sprite Pseudagrion salisburyense | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Shadow-bridge Widow Palpopleura portia | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sjoestedt's Sprite Pseudagrion sjoestedti | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Slender Bottletail Olpogastra lugubris | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Small Scarlet Crocothemis sanguinolenta | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Southern Longleg Notogomphus praetorius | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Southern Snorkeltail Mastigogomphus dissimilis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Spectacled Skimmer Orthetrum icteromelas | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Spotted Spreadwing Lestes tridens | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Strong Skimmer, River skimmer Orthetrum brachiale | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Sudan Sprite Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swamp Bluet Africallagma glaucum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swamp Darter Trithetrum navasi | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swamp Emperor Anax bangweuluensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swamp Groundling Brachythemis wilsoni | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Swamp Tigertail Ictinogomphus dundoensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Tough Skimmer Orthetrum stemmale | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Tropical Threadtail Elattoneura cellularis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Twilight Groundling, Banded Duskdarter Parazyxomma flavicans | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Two-banded Cruiser Phyllomacromia contumax | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Two-striped Skimmer Orthetrum caffrum | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Vaal Sprite Pseudagrion vaalense | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Victoria Whisp Agriocnemis victoria | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Yellow-veined Widow Palpopleura jucunda | Literature search (eLibrary) |
| Zambezi Siphontail Neurogomphus zambeziensis | Literature search (eLibrary) |
Maps of records, descriptions, photos
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| Acacia Sprite Pseudagrion acaciae | View photos and description | View records |
| African Pygmy Basker Aethriamanta rezia | View photos and description | View records |
| Angolan Whisp Agriocnemis angolensis | View photos and description | View records |
| Assegai Sprite Pseudagrion assegaii | View photos and description | View records |
| Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta | View photos and description | View records |
| Black Emperor Anax tristis | View photos and description | View records |
| Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii | View photos and description | View records |
| Black Sprite Pseudagrion commoniae | View photos and description | View records |
| Black-faced Dancing Skimmer Nesciothemis farinosa | View photos and description | View records |
| Black-tailed Bluet Azuragrion nigridorsum | View photos and description | View records |
| Black-winged Flutterer Rhyothemis fenestrina | View photos and description | View records |
| Black-winged Widow Palpopleura lucia | View photos and description | View records |
| Blue Basker Urothemis edwardsii | View photos and description | View records |
| Blue Cascader Zygonyx natalensis | View photos and description | View records |
| Blue Emperor Anax imperator | View photos and description | View records |
| Bold Leaftail Phyllogomphus selysii | View photos and description | View records |
| Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea | View photos and description | View records |
| Brown Dusk-hawker Gynacantha villosa | View photos and description | View records |
| Bumhill Whisp Agriocnemis bumhilli | View photos and description | View records |
| Butterfly Flutterer Rhyothemis mariposa | View photos and description | View records |
| Cataract Hooktail Paragomphus cataractae | View photos and description | View records |
| Catshead Sprite Pseudagrion coeleste | View photos and description | View records |
| Cherry-eye Sprite Pseudagrion sublacteum | View photos and description | View records |
| Clubbed Cruiser Phyllomacromia overlaeti | View photos and description | View records |
| Clubbed Hooktail Paragomphus sabicus | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Fairytail Lestinogomphus angustus | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Hooktail Paragomphus genei | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Orange Ceriagrion glabrum | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Riverjack Mesocnemis singularis | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Thorntail Ceratogomphus pictus | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Threadtail Elattoneura glauca | View photos and description | View records |
| Common Tigertail Ictinogomphus ferox | View photos and description | View records |
| Coral-red Orange Ceriagrion corallinum | View photos and description | View records |
| Corkscrew Hooktail Paragomphus elpidius | View photos and description | View records |
| Cryptic Spreadwing Lestes dissimulans | View photos and description | View records |
| Dancing Broad-legged Jewel Platycypha caligata | View photos and description | View records |
| Dark Dropwing Trithemis aequalis | View photos and description | View records |
| Dark Sprite Pseudagrion deningi | View photos and description | View records |
| Darting Cruiser Phyllomacromia picta | View photos and description | View records |
| Deceptive Widow Palpopleura deceptor | View photos and description | View records |
| Denim Dropwing, Donaldson's Dropwing Trithemis donaldsoni | View photos and description | View records |
| Elegant Dropwing Trithemis werneri | View photos and description | View records |
| Epaulette Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma | View photos and description | View records |
| Ferruginous Glider, Voyaging Glider Tramea limbata | View photos and description | View records |
| Friendly Hawker Zosteraeshna minuscula | View photos and description | View records |
| Fuelleborn's Spectacular Zygonoides fuelleborni | View photos and description | View records |
| Glaucous Sprite Pseudagrion glaucescens | View photos and description | View records |
| Glistening Demoiselle Phaon iridipennis | View photos and description | View records |
| Global Wanderer Pantala flavescens | View photos and description | View records |
| Gracious Whisp Agriocnemis gratiosa | View photos and description | View records |
| Grizzled Pintail Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides | View photos and description | View records |
| Guinea Skimmer Orthetrum guineense | View photos and description | View records |
| Hamon's Sprite Pseudagrion hamoni | View photos and description | View records |
| Hartmann's Hooktail Crenigomphus hartmanni | View photos and description | View records |
| Hecate Dropwing Trithemis hecate | View photos and description | View records |
| Helen's Sprite Pseudagrion helenae | View photos and description | View records |
| Hintz's Skimmer Orthetrum hintzi | View photos and description | View records |
| Horned Hooktail Crenigomphus cornutus | View photos and description | View records |
| Horned Rock-dweller Bradinopyga cornuta | View photos and description | View records |
| Inspector Chalcostephia flavifrons | View photos and description | View records |
| Jaunty Dropwing Trithemis stictica | View photos and description | View records |
| Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia falsum | View photos and description | View records |
| Katambora Orange Ceriagrion katamborae | View photos and description | View records |
| Kavango Hooktail Crenigomphus kavangoensis | View photos and description | View records |
| Kersten's Sprite Pseudagrion kersteni | View photos and description | View records |
| Keyhole Glider Tramea basilaris | View photos and description | View records |
| Kokytos Siphontail Neurogomphus cocytius | View photos and description | View records |
| Little Dusk-hawker Gynacantha manderica | View photos and description | View records |
| Little Percher Diplacodes deminuta | View photos and description | View records |
| Little Skimmer Orthetrum abbotti | View photos and description | View records |
| Little Whisp Agriocnemis exilis | View photos and description | View records |
| Long Skimmer, Slender Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria | View photos and description | View records |
| Long Slim Aciagrion heterosticta | View photos and description | View records |
| Luminous Percher, Barbet Percher Diplacodes luminans | View photos and description | View records |
| Machado's Skimmer Orthetrum machadoi | View photos and description | View records |
| Massai Sprite Pseudagrion massaicum | View photos and description | View records |
| Monard's Dropwing Trithemis monardi | View photos and description | View records |
| Monk's Hood Dropwing Trithemis aconita | View photos and description | View records |
| Navy Dropwing Trithemis furva | View photos and description | View records |
| Nubian Sprite Pseudagrion nubicum | View photos and description | View records |
| Old World Twister Tholymis tillarga | View photos and description | View records |
| Orange Emperor Anax speratus | View photos and description | View records |
| Orange Whisp Agriocnemis ruberrima albifrons | View photos and description | View records |
| Orange-winged Dropwing, Rock Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi ardens | View photos and description | View records |
| Pale Bluet Africallagma subtile | View photos and description | View records |
| Pale Scarlet Crocothemis divisa | View photos and description | View records |
| Pallid Spreadwing Lestes pallidus | View photos and description | View records |
| Pearly Flasher Aethiothemis solitaria | View photos and description | View records |
| Phantom Flutterer Rhyothemis semihyalina | View photos and description | View records |
| Pied-spot Hemistigma albipunctum | View photos and description | View records |
| Pinhey's Spreadwing Lestes pinheyi | View photos and description | View records |
| Pleasant Orange Ceriagrion suave | View photos and description | View records |
| Quarré's Fingertail Gomphidia quarrei | View photos and description | View records |
| Rapids Dropwing Trithemis morrisoni / Trithemis palustris | View photos and description | View records |
| Red Basker Urothemis assignata | View photos and description | View records |
| Red Groundling Brachythemis lacustris | View photos and description | View records |
| Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii | View photos and description | View records |
| Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa | View photos and description | View records |
| Ringed Cascader Zygonyx torridus | View photos and description | View records |
| Robust Skimmer Orthetrum robustum | View photos and description | View records |
| Rock Hooktail Paragomphus cognatus | View photos and description | View records |
| Ruby Sprite Pseudagrion rufostigma | View photos and description | View records |
| Salisbury Sprite Pseudagrion salisburyense | View photos and description | View records |
| Shadow-bridge Widow Palpopleura portia | View photos and description | View records |
| Sjoestedt's Sprite Pseudagrion sjoestedti | View photos and description | View records |
| Slender Bottletail Olpogastra lugubris | View photos and description | View records |
| Small Scarlet Crocothemis sanguinolenta | View photos and description | View records |
| Southern Longleg Notogomphus praetorius | View photos and description | View records |
| Southern Snorkeltail Mastigogomphus dissimilis | View photos and description | View records |
| Spectacled Skimmer Orthetrum icteromelas | View photos and description | View records |
| Spotted Spreadwing Lestes tridens | View photos and description | View records |
| Strong Skimmer, River skimmer Orthetrum brachiale | View photos and description | View records |
| Sudan Sprite Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride | View photos and description | View records |
| Swamp Bluet Africallagma glaucum | View photos and description | View records |
| Swamp Darter Trithetrum navasi | View photos and description | View records |
| Swamp Emperor Anax bangweuluensis | View photos and description | View records |
| Swamp Groundling Brachythemis wilsoni | View photos and description | View records |
| Swamp Tigertail Ictinogomphus dundoensis | View photos and description | View records |
| Tough Skimmer Orthetrum stemmale | View photos and description | View records |
| Tropical Threadtail Elattoneura cellularis | View photos and description | View records |
| Twilight Groundling, Banded Duskdarter Parazyxomma flavicans | View photos and description | View records |
| Two-banded Cruiser Phyllomacromia contumax | View photos and description | View records |
| Two-striped Skimmer Orthetrum caffrum | View photos and description | View records |
| Vaal Sprite Pseudagrion vaalense | View photos and description | View records |
| Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger | View photos and description | View records |
| Victoria Whisp Agriocnemis victoria | View photos and description | View records |
| Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata | View photos and description | View records |
| Yellow-veined Widow Palpopleura jucunda | View photos and description | View records |
| Zambezi Siphontail Neurogomphus zambeziensis | View photos and description | View records |
Other resources
- Frank Suhling and Andreas Martens (2007). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Namibia. Gamsberg MacMillan: 280-page field guide including keys, photos, comprehensive information.
- Frank Suhling and Andreas Martens (2014). The Dragonfly Larvae of Namibia. Libellula Supplement 13: 5-106: Paper including descriptions, keys and diagrams.
- Frank Suhling and Andreas Martens (2014). Distribution Maps and Checklist of Namibian Odonata. Libellula Supplement 13: 107-175: Checklist of the Odonata of Namibia and up-to-date distribution maps of 130 species.
Top contributors to the atlas of insects
Butterflies - Records
Ranked by number of records| Observer | No. of records |
|---|---|
| Walters, Matthew | 4187 |
| Ward, David | 4088 |
| Peters, Raymond | 717 |
| Braine, Steve | 646 |
| Singleton, Alex | 471 |
| Nghidengwa, Martha Ndinohamba | 116 |
| Kelezo, Fetuho | 67 |
| Tony Robertson, Alice Jarvis | 36 |
| Mostert, Madelene | 26 |
| Steyn, Jessica | 25 |
Butterflies - Species
Ranked by number of species| Observer | No. of species |
|---|---|
| Singleton, Alex | 90 |
| Braine, Steve | 88 |
| Ward, David | 83 |
| Walters, Matthew | 80 |
| Peters, Raymond | 61 |
| Kelezo, Fetuho | 35 |
| Nghidengwa, Martha Ndinohamba | 28 |
| Tony Robertson, Alice Jarvis | 16 |
| Cunningham, Peter | 10 |
| Steyn, Jessica | 10 |
Dragonflies and damselflies - Records
Ranked by number of records| Observer | No. of records |
|---|---|
| Suhling, Frank | 7545 |
| Tony Robertson, Alice Jarvis | 3 |
Dragonflies and damselflies - Species
Ranked by number of species| Observer | No. of species |
|---|---|
| Suhling, Frank | 128 |
| Tony Robertson, Alice Jarvis | 2 |