Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   47562
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419AD
Observer:   Boshoff Mishak
Date of record:   2012-10-10
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   The caterpillar was about 9cm long. It was found in a small fynbos shrub near the R43, in a patch of fynbos about half a square kilometer, surrounded by alien vegetation.
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-47562
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 47562 - photo: 1
VM-number: 47562 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:   Nudaurelia cytherea capensis; Pine tree emperor moth
Date:   2014-06-04 08:39:20
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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