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LepiMAP:   21565
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3322AA
Observer:   Du Preez B; Christiaan Viljoen
Date of record:   2012-01-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Sitting on an Acacia karroo 07:28 in morning.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   457090
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor
Common name:   Burnished opal -- Besembos goue opaal
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Chrysoritis midas
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-21565
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 21565 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   C.midas is usually only found near clumps of Diospyros austro-africana var microphylla, not Acacia karoo, which is a food plant of C.chrysaor.
Date:   2012-02-19 11:14:12
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor -- Burnished opal; Besembos goue opaal
Species code:   457090
Comment number:   2
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:  
Date:   2012-02-19 21:12:13
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor -- Burnished opal; Besembos goue opaal
Species code:   457090

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