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LepiMAP:   666013
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2632DD
Observer:   Hulme Ilse
Date of record:   2018-12-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   402140
Species name:   Graphium antheus
Common name:   Large striped swordtail -- Jag swaardstert
Family:   PAPILIONIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cream Striped Swallowtail
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-666013
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 666013 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:   The wavy lines are to thick and a cream striped swordtail will not have the black circle edged in red on the underside. The blue colors fade over time due to UV exposure from the sun.
Date:   2018-12-28 17:25:51
Species name:   Graphium antheus -- Large striped swordtail; Jag swaardstert
Species code:   402140

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