Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   3629
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Aiston G.
Date of record:   2008-08-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Seen in the garden.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   463230
Species name:   Lampides boeticus
Common name:   Pea blue -- Ertjiebloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3629
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3629 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Difficult without an upperside, but possible a male Cacyreus, most likely C.lingeus. I excluded Leptotes because they (normally) have a smooth blue margin on the forewing.
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Cacyreus lingeus -- Bush bronze; Bos malvabloutjie
Species code:   463670
Comment number:   2
By:   Graham Henning
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Cacyreus lingeus -- Bush bronze; Bos malvabloutjie
Species code:   463670
Comment number:   3
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2021-04-25 19:57:08
Species name:   Lampides boeticus -- Pea blue; Ertjiebloutjie
Species code:   463230

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