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LepiMAP:   605657
Province:   other
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1923CD
Observer:   Myburgh G
Date of record:   2016-10-16
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Med to large full-bodied moth. The joys of submissions (sigh). Took the pics restricted by my fridges so when this guy ? decided to move, I reckoned closeups would be the order of the day. Mr. Turner and I were sharing wavelengths for different reasons! Good to laugh in the face of adversity.
Last updated:   2021-04-01 17:11:46
Sp. code:   627980
Species name:   Platysphinx piabilis
Common name:  
Family:   SPHINGIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ???
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-605657
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 605657 - photo: 1
VM-number: 605657 - photo: 2
VM-number: 605657 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Quartus Grobler
Comment:  
Date:   2016-10-18 05:44:21
Species name:   Theretra capensis
Species code:   629000
Comment number:   2
By:   Craig Peter
Comment:  
Date:   2020-04-29 16:46:05
Species name:   Platysphinx piabilis
Species code:   627980

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