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LepiMAP:   12706
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Purves M.
Date of record:   2010-05-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   The caterpillars to the right of the specimen may be the larvae of the same species and are sent as a seperate record in another picture. Richard Boon has said it is likely that the shrub that the specimen and the larvae are on is a Xylotheca kraussiana.
Last updated:   2014-07-16 17:11:51
Sp. code:   411440
Species name:   Acraea petraea
Common name:   Blood-red acraea -- Bloed rooitjie
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-12706
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 12706 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Nice pic
Date:   2010-05-23 20:16:18
Species name:   Acraea petraea -- Blood-red acraea; Bloed rooitjie
Species code:   411440

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