Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   24645
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3325DC
Observer:   Hobson Zane
Date of record:   2012-03-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found it on a wall - 40 centimetres above the ground - various palms nearby - Stephen Woodhall provided what I believe to be the correct ID - I originally beleived Banana Nightfighter.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   475590
Species name:   Zophopetes dysmephila
Common name:   Palm-tree night-fighter -- Palmboom skemervegter
Family:   HESPERIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Palm-tree Nightfighter Zophopetes dysmephila
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-24645
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 24645 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2012-06-24 09:21:59
Species name:   Zophopetes dysmephila -- Palm-tree night-fighter; Palmboom skemervegter
Species code:   475590

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