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LepiMAP:   26326
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3319CC
Observer:   Rautenbach F; Andrew Morton; Felicity Grundlingh; Alan Heath
Date of record:   2012-11-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   457660
Species name:   Chrysoritis uranus uranus
Common name:   Uranus opal -- Uranus opaal
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Uranus opal
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-26326
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 26326 - photo: 1
VM-number: 26326 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Not 100% sure, but the lack of orange on the hindwing looks more like C.nigricans than C.uranus to me. See what then others say...
Date:   2012-11-15 08:03:33
Species name:   Chrysoritis nigricans nigricans -- Dark opal; Bloujuweel opaal
Species code:   457230
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Also has the squared-off forewing margin
Date:   2012-11-15 22:37:36
Species name:   Chrysoritis nigricans nigricans -- Dark opal; Bloujuweel opaal
Species code:   457230
Comment number:   3
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2018-09-27 17:50:21
Species name:   Chrysoritis uranus uranus -- Uranus opal; Uranus opaal
Species code:   457660

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