Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   706164
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318DC
Observer:   de Beer Daryl
Date of record:   2020-02-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:23:30
Sp. code:   471240
Species name:   Spialia mafa mafa
Common name:   Mafa sandman -- Mafa sandmannetjie
Family:   HESPERIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Sandman
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-706164
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 706164 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:   If you go to UWC nature reserve in early november you will find the very rare Unique ranger (Kedestes lenis) flying there in the cotton wool grass.
Date:   2020-02-21 17:55:56
Species name:   Spialia mafa mafa -- Mafa sandman; Mafa sandmannetjie
Species code:   471240

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