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LepiMAP:   132012
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3319CC
Observer:   F Honiball
Date of record:   1972-11-11
Number of photos:   0
Notes:  
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   457460
Species name:   Chrysoritis pyroeis pyroeis
Common name:   Sand-dune opal -- Duin opaal
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   TMSA
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-132012
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map

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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Dave Edge
Comment:   This is unlikely to be C. pyroeis hersaleki and is probably an undescribed race of C. pyroeis
Date:   2010-10-04 09:37:12
Species name:   Chrysoritis pyroeis pyroeis -- Sand-dune opal; Duin opaal
Species code:   457460
Comment number:   2
By:   Silvia Mecenero
Comment:   Martin: Identified as Phasis pyroeis. Referable to C. p. pyroeis
Date:   2011-01-21 10:33:15
Species name:   Chrysoritis pyroeis pyroeis -- Sand-dune opal; Duin opaal
Species code:   457460

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