Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   4648
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530AC
Observer:   Willis C.K.
Date of record:   2008-12-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Alt. 2169 m asl. cf. Warren's Blue (male). On rocky hillside. Feeding on Indigofera flowers.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   465580
Species name:   Orachrysops warreni
Common name:   Lost valley blue -- Donkerblou bloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-4648
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4648 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4648 - photo: 2
VM-number: 4648 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Nice shots - I'm envious!
Date:   2009-06-13 18:46:49
Species name:   Orachrysops warreni -- Lost valley blue; Donkerblou bloutjie
Species code:   465580

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