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LepiMAP:   668909
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3320DB
Observer:   Rijsdijk I
Date of record:   2019-01-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Not 100% sure of this. I find the Blues very tricky and habitat specific.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   463670
Species name:   Cacyreus lingeus
Common name:   Bush bronze -- Bos malvabloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Swartberg Blue
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-668909
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 668909 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:   Just keep on trying. The more you see the different species the more you will start to differentiate between them. This is a female.
Date:   2019-01-14 19:34:20
Species name:   Cacyreus lingeus -- Bush bronze; Bos malvabloutjie
Species code:   463670

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