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:   14586
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530AB
Observer:   Webb P; Laurie Webb
Date of record:   2010-09-08
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Very territorial sitting on the same twig , would fly of and return to same spot,saw three specimens
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   456930
Species name:   Chrysoritis aethon
Common name:   Lydenburg opal -- Lydenburg goue opaal
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Lydenberg opal
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-14586
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Peter Webb
Comment:  
Date:   2011-05-08 15:35:55
Species name:   Chrysoritis aethon -- Lydenburg opal; Lydenburg goue opaal
Species code:   456930
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2012-01-10 22:29:16
Species name:   Chrysoritis aethon -- Lydenburg opal; Lydenburg goue opaal
Species code:   456930

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