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LepiMAP:   35314
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318BD
Observer:   Rautenbach F
Date of record:   2013-10-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Could not get upper side photo but saw both brown and blue on upper side during flight. Not sure of ID but from location should be L. titei. Low down on the mountain, just above the vineyards.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   467640
Species name:   Lepidochrysops titei
Common name:   Swartland giant cupid -- Randkantjie ratsbloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tite's blue
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-35314
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 35314 - photo: 1
VM-number: 35314 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Morton
Comment:   To my knowledge there are no other Lepis there. Well done!
Date:   2013-10-13 18:39:30
Species name:   Lepidochrysops titei -- Swartland giant cupid; Randkantjie ratsbloutjie
Species code:   467640
Comment number:   2
By:   Vaughan Jessnitz
Comment:   nice!
Date:   2013-10-20 10:24:25
Species name:   Lepidochrysops titei -- Swartland giant cupid; Randkantjie ratsbloutjie
Species code:   467640

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