Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   5211
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2026DA
Observer:   Soroczynski M.
Date of record:   2008-11-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   There were around 12 gathered around a small pond of rain water just after our first rains.
Last updated:   2014-07-18 10:53:35
Sp. code:   530470
Species name:   Arniocera auriguttata
Common name:  
Family:   THYRIDIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-5211
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5211 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Hermann Staude
Comment:   Arniocera auriguttata, Thyrididae. These colourful diurnal moths are often confused with similar burnett moths (Zygaenidae).
Date:   2009-04-16 15:41:10
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2014-07-18 10:53:31
Species name:   Arniocera auriguttata
Species code:   530470

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