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LepiMAP:   33408
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530AC
Observer:   Sharp I.C. & Sharp A.
Date of record:   2012-11-25
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   465480
Species name:   Orachrysops lacrimosa
Common name:   Restless cupid -- Rustelose bloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-33408
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 33408 - photo: 1
VM-number: 33408 - photo: 2
VM-number: 33408 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Nice one...
Date:   2013-07-05 22:02:14
Species name:   Orachrysops warreni -- Lost valley blue; Donkerblou bloutjie
Species code:   465580
Comment number:   2
By:   Dave Edge
Comment:   These pictures are of O. lacrimosa, which flies at this locality in November. O. warreni only comes out in mid December.
Date:   2015-02-01 09:24:29
Species name:   Orachrysops lacrimosa -- Restless cupid; Rustelose bloutjie
Species code:   465480

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