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LepiMAP:   3101
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3228CC
Observer:   Immelman K.L.
Date of record:   2008-02-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   extremely common (Geneva is an citrus farm) but not easy to photograph as the wings flutter rapidly when feeding. In the late afternoon they settle into long grass and spend the night there.
Last updated:   2024-02-05 17:09:45
Sp. code:   400530
Species name:   Papilio demodocus demodocus
Common name:   Citrus swallowtail -- Lemoenskoenlapper
Family:   PAPILIONIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3101
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3101 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Papilio demodocus demodocus -- Citrus swallowtail; Lemoenskoenlapper
Species code:   400530
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Papilio demodocus demodocus -- Citrus swallowtail; Lemoenskoenlapper
Species code:   400530

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