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LepiMAP:   10558
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3326BC
Observer:   Galpin M.D. & Galpin E.J.
Date of record:   2010-01-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This caterpillar was quite numerous in this one particular area, being seen on small bushes in open grassland
Last updated:   2019-03-06 09:07:52
Sp. code:   621020
Species name:   FAMILY SATURNIIDAE
Common name:   Unidentified SATURNIIDAE
Family:   SATURNIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-10558
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10558 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Hanna Roland
Comment:   Saturniid caterpillar, probably Chestnut emperor, Melanocera menippe
Date:   2012-09-05 22:32:08
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Craig Peter
Comment:  
Date:   2019-03-06 09:07:52
Species name:   FAMILY SATURNIIDAE -- Unidentified SATURNIIDAE
Species code:   621020

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