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LepiMAP:   35608
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3219CC
Observer:   Drummond-Hay M.K.; Felicity Grundlingh;Andrew Morton; Len McCleod
Date of record:   2013-10-19
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   8th Census record
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   467440
Species name:   Lepidochrysops puncticilia
Common name:   Mouse giant cupid -- Muis ratsbloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Lepidochrysops v.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-35608
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 35608 - photo: 1
VM-number: 35608 - photo: 2
VM-number: 35608 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Could also be L. dukei but lacks orange HW Uns anal lunule
Date:   2013-11-25 21:30:24
Species name:   Lepidochrysops puncticilia -- Mouse giant cupid; Muis ratsbloutjie
Species code:   467440
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Morton
Comment:   I found a new species.
Date:   2015-06-10 12:51:05
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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