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LepiMAP:   27565
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3323CA
Observer:   Grundlingh Felicity
Date of record:   2013-01-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   466260
Species name:   Lepidochrysops braueri
Common name:   Ice-blue giant cupid -- Poeierblou ratsbloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-27565
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 27565 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2013-01-11 08:10:19
Species name:   Lepidochrysops balli -- Kammanassie giant cupid; Kammanassie ratsbloutjie
Species code:   466240
Comment number:   2
By:   Dave Edge
Comment:   This looks like a female L. braueri - the underside is brighter and paler than L. balli. From the coordinates the altitude is c. 1150m, which is probably low for L. balli. Also L. braueri has been recorded from this mountain range.
Date:   2013-01-11 13:25:11
Species name:   Lepidochrysops braueri -- Ice-blue giant cupid; Poeierblou ratsbloutjie
Species code:   466260
Comment number:   3
By:   Mark Williams
Comment:  
Date:   2013-01-16 07:43:34
Species name:   Lepidochrysops braueri -- Ice-blue giant cupid; Poeierblou ratsbloutjie
Species code:   466260

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