Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   4948
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931CC
Observer:   Hiles D.N.
Date of record:   2009-01-17
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   11:30. Unknown larva, feeding on the underside of Halleria lucida leaves. Gave a painful sting when brushed. Coordinates from Google Earth
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   585160
Species name:   FAMILY LIMACODIDAE
Common name:   Unidentified LIMACODIDAE
Family:   LIMACODIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-4948
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4948 - photo: 1
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Hermann Staude
Comment:   Larva of a moth belonging to the family Limacodidae. See next record for an example of a limacodid adult. Most of these larvae have extemely urticating spines.
Date:   2009-04-03 13:58:32
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Quartus Grobler
Comment:  
Date:   2018-10-28 20:27:27
Species name:   FAMILY LIMACODIDAE -- Unidentified LIMACODIDAE
Species code:   585160

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