Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   623908
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922BD
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Photos by Tina and Sam Kennedy
Date of record:   2017-04-17
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Hugely difficult to find any record of this species - eventually found 1 99-year-old specimen in a Congo museum. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Note the clue that led me to it was the distinctive antennae.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   648420
Species name:   Epiorna ochreipennis
Common name:  
Family:   ZYGAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Epiorna ochreipennis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-623908
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 623908 - photo: 1
VM-number: 623908 - photo: 2
VM-number: 623908 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   Belted Burnet --- this might not be the exact same species so I won't confirm the ID just yet
Date:   2017-05-04 09:40:11
Species name:   Praezygaena ochroptera
Species code:   648770
Comment number:   2
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   This is the other possibility http://www.afromoths.net/species/show/9110
Date:   2017-05-04 10:07:53
Species name:   Epiorna occidentalis
Species code:   648410
Comment number:   3
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   I think THIS is it! :-) http://www.afromoths.net/species/show/9107
Date:   2017-05-04 10:11:33
Species name:   Epiorna ochreipennis
Species code:   648420

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