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LepiMAP:   15590
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430DB
Observer:   Sharp I.C. & Sharp A.
Date of record:   2010-12-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   454560
Species name:   Deudorix diocles
Common name:   Orange-barred playboy -- Skaduwee spelertjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Apricot playboy
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-15590
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15590 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:   Same as VM 15596
Date:   2011-01-05 18:36:11
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   The wings appear a bit rounder than that of an apricot playboy, and I\'m pretty sure of the ID. Probably also a first for the VM. Go find a Bauhinia galpinii and get some life history photos :)
Date:   2011-02-09 22:04:17
Species name:   Deudorix diocles -- Orange-barred playboy; Skaduwee spelertjie
Species code:   454560
Comment number:   3
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2011-04-24 20:08:28
Species name:   Deudorix diocles -- Orange-barred playboy; Skaduwee spelertjie
Species code:   454560

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