Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   1947
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3326BC
Observer:   Willis C.K.
Date of record:   2008-04-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Alt. 545 m a.s.l. Lawned area adjacent to the Cowie River in the developed part of the garden. cf. Common Hottentot Skipper.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   472101
Species name:   Afrogegenes sp.
Common name:  
Family:   HESPERIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-1947
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1947 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Afrogegenes letterstedti -- Brown dodger; Bruin swenker
Species code:   472120
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Afrogegenes letterstedti -- Brown dodger; Bruin swenker
Species code:   472120
Comment number:   3
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Afrogegenes letterstedti needs reassigning as Afrogegenes sp, Likewise all SABCA Gegenes niso records need to be reassigned as Afrogegenes sp, because unless someone is going to revisit all those collections and examine every Afrogegenes specimen, no-one can say what they are, for sure!
Date:   2017-08-04 10:41:44
Species name:   Afrogegenes sp.
Species code:   472101

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