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LepiMAP:   160
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2426DB
Observer:   Heymans J.A.
Date of record:   2007-09-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   404550
Species name:   Colotis pallene
Common name:   Bushveld orange tip -- Bosveld oranjepuntjie
Family:   PIERIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-160
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 160 - photo: 1
VM-number: 160 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Teracolus subfasciatus -- Lemon traveller; Suurlemoensmous
Species code:   403710
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   I don't think this is subfasciatus. The dark line basad to the tip is angled and in all the subfasciatus I have seen it is straight. My best guess is a very tatty female Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene). Andre you should have caught it!
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Colotis pallene -- Bushveld orange tip; Bosveld oranjepuntjie
Species code:   404550
Comment number:   3
By:   Graham Henning
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Colotis pallene -- Bushveld orange tip; Bosveld oranjepuntjie
Species code:   404550

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