Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   35452
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2428BA
Observer:   van Rensburg JC
Date of record:   2012-03-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   437200
Species name:   Charaxes xiphares bavenda
Common name:   Forest-king charaxes -- Venda Boskoning dubbelstert
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Forest King Emperor
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-35452
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 35452 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Please check the coordinates and the locality. If it was meant to be Entabeni Forest in the Soutpansberg, the subspecies should be C.x.bavenda. If if is from Modimolle, it is a briliant record and I am not sure I would be able to determine the subspecies
Date:   2013-10-22 21:29:33
Species name:   Charaxes xiphares bavenda -- Forest-king charaxes; Venda Boskoning dubbelstert
Species code:   437200
Comment number:   2
By:   Mark Williams
Comment:   The waypoints in this record are for Entabeni Nature Reserve near Modimolle and are incorrect. The correct ones (for Entabeni Forest) are -23.01702 30.10318
Date:   2013-10-25 07:39:27
Species name:   Charaxes xiphares bavenda -- Forest-king charaxes; Venda Boskoning dubbelstert
Species code:   437200

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