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LepiMAP:   23038
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930CB
Observer:   Methley Helen
Date of record:   2012-04-12
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   This caterpillar was found on the Halleria lucida (tree fuchsia) in our garden at 14 Flamingo Drive, Hilton. There were a number of these caterpillars feeding on this tree.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   667935
Species name:   Nudaurelia wahlbergii
Common name:  
Family:   SATURNIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Moth or large butterfly?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-23038
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 23038 - photo: 1
VM-number: 23038 - photo: 2
VM-number: 23038 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Hanna Roland
Comment:   Saturniid moth, Minsendi sp.? Looks a bit like Minsendi noir, Imbrasia wahlbergia group See also: Edible caterpillars of Bas-Congo http://www.flickr.com/photos/36517976@N06/7042318821/in/set-72157629725958497/
Date:   2012-05-31 08:47:17
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Quartus Grobler
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-18 19:09:38
Species name:   FAMILY SATURNIIDAE -- Unidentified SATURNIIDAE
Species code:   621020
Comment number:   3
By:   Rolf Oberprieler
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-24 09:43:42
Species name:   Nudaurelia wahlbergii
Species code:   667935

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