| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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This is probably P. caffer, but can't be sure as the wing patterns are obscured. If it is this species then: it occurs fairly widely in South Africa from the Eastern Cape (Grahamstown area) northwards, often occurring in high altitude grassland - fairly common in the grasslands of the "Little berg" of the Drakensberg. It is replaced in the south and the Fynbos biome by its sister-species, P. speciosus. The large black larvae live in soil among grass tussocks. It seems to be confined to southern Africa, not extending beyond Zimbabwe. |
| Date: |
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2017-04-05 10:14:41 |
| Species name: |
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Palpares sp. |
| Species code: |
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329300 |
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