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LepiMAP:   15123
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BB
Observer:   Purves M
Date of record:   2010-11-06
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Female laying eggs on \'Marogh\'. The last picture shows the plant with an egg on a leaf stalk on the far right towards the bottom of the picture (blurry bump same colour as leaf stalk).
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   464605
Species name:   Zizeeria knysna knysna
Common name:   African grass blue -- Duwweltjie bloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Grass Blue
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-15123
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15123 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15123 - photo: 2
VM-number: 15123 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:  
Date:   2010-11-10 20:51:11
Species name:   Zizeeria knysna knysna -- African grass blue; Duwweltjie bloutjie
Species code:   464605
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2010-12-14 20:14:31
Species name:   Zizeeria knysna knysna -- African grass blue; Duwweltjie bloutjie
Species code:   464605

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