Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   3318
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2926AA
Observer:   Van Zyl J.W.
Date of record:   2008-03-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   There were many butterflies of this type flying about, and they were feeding on little yellow wild flowers (called everlasting?) The photo no (1) was taken on 17 December 2007 on the same farm
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   407450
Species name:   Belenois aurota
Common name:   Pioneer caper white -- Witgatwitjie
Family:   PIERIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3318
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3318 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Pontia helice helice -- Southern meadow white; Bontrokkie
Species code:   405610
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Two species. LH is a brown veined white (Belenois aurota)vand RH is a medow white (Pontia helice)
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Silvia Mecenero
Comment:   Has been split, see record 4313.
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Belenois aurota -- Pioneer caper white; Witgatwitjie
Species code:   407450
Comment number:   4
By:   Graham Henning
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Belenois aurota -- Pioneer caper white; Witgatwitjie
Species code:   407450

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