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LepiMAP:   726903
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Vromant Nico
Date of record:   2020-09-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Brightly orange tipped antenna But bands not as in N. serena (Richardson 2019 (For B. serena): The broad discal bands only narrowly indented on the distal edge are characteristic. The forewing discal band is strongly and smoothly curved on the distal edge whilst the proximal edge is almost straight except for the notch. The notch on the proximal edge of the band, formed between fd4 and fd5, is narrower than in the closely related Agatha group species. The antennae have an orange tip, although not as bright as in N. kiriakoffi.)
Last updated:   2020-09-28 18:43:03
Sp. code:   423260
Species name:   Neptis kiriakoffi
Common name:   Kiriakoff's sailer -- Kiriakoffse swewer
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Neptis kiriakoffi
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-726903
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 726903 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2020-09-28 18:43:03
Species name:   Neptis kiriakoffi -- Kiriakoff's sailer; Kiriakoffse swewer
Species code:   423260

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