Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   2345
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CC
Observer:   Webb P.
Date of record:   2008-05-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Flying around with two others I am not sure what the bush is it looks like a cork bush but is not, I thought possibly Tephrosia grandiflora -Pink Pea Bush, I have attached photo of flower and pod, Pods burst with a crack and twirl to form little pipes. She was laying eggs on the new pods and new leaf heads, a warm day with a wind blowing
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   463230
Species name:   Lampides boeticus
Common name:   Pea blue -- Ertjiebloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-2345
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2345 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Lampides boeticus -- Pea blue; Ertjiebloutjie
Species code:   463230
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Lampides boeticus -- Pea blue; Ertjiebloutjie
Species code:   463230

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