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LepiMAP:   26330
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:   457090
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor
Common name:   Burnished opal -- Besembos goue opaal
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Burnished opal
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-26330
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 26330 - photo: 1
VM-number: 26330 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Interesting abberation.
Date:   2012-11-15 07:52:38
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor -- Burnished opal; Besembos goue opaal
Species code:   457090
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Morton
Comment:   What a beauty! Alan caught I hope.
Date:   2012-11-15 19:06:28
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor -- Burnished opal; Besembos goue opaal
Species code:   457090

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