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LepiMAP:   653781
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BB
Observer:   Du Plessis Gerrie; Lettie du Plessis
Date of record:   2018-07-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Once-off sighting with brilliant blue visible during flight.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   453350
Species name:   Iolaus silas
Common name:   Southern sapphire -- Saffier
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Southern Sapphire
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-653781
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 653781 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2018-07-29 07:26:37
Species name:   Iolaus silas -- Southern sapphire; Saffier
Species code:   453350

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