| LepiMAP: |
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3399 |
| Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2930DD |
| Observer: |
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Cockburn K.E. |
| Date of record: |
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2008-08-20 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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Caterpillars were on the move - looking for food. One found after having molted on Pycnostachus plant (no evidence of feeding though) Spikes harmless to touch |
| Last updated: |
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0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Sp. code: |
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438980 |
| Species name: |
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Precis octavia sesamus |
| Common name: |
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Southern gaudy commodore -- Rooi en blou blaarvlerk |
| Family: |
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NYMPHALIDAE |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3399 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Andre Coetzer |
| Comment: |
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I think it is just a dark P.octavia larva. They vary greatly. Not sure whether P.archesia has been recorded on Pychnostachus, but P.octavia has. |
| Date: |
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2009-05-14 15:53:51 |
| Species name: |
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Precis octavia sesamus -- Southern gaudy commodore; Rooi en blou blaarvlerk |
| Species code: |
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438980 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Steve Woodhall |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2009-05-14 15:53:51 |
| Species name: |
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Precis octavia sesamus -- Southern gaudy commodore; Rooi en blou blaarvlerk |
| Species code: |
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438980 |
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