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:   663717
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2829DA
Observer:   Walton Anthony
Date of record:   2016-12-30
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Flying in upper reaches of shaded, boulder filled stream, with plenty of cyanobacteria and lichen growth present
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   443810
Species name:   Durbania amakosa sagittata
Common name:   Amakoza rocksitter -- Pylmerk Amakoza klipsitter
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Durbania amakosa natalensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-663717
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:   The natalensis subspecies would have had red spots on the underside.
Date:   2018-12-01 19:52:00
Species name:   Durbania amakosa sagittata -- Amakoza rocksitter; Pylmerk Amakoza klipsitter
Species code:   443810

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