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LepiMAP:   19709
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Drummond-Hay M.K.
Date of record:   2011-10-09
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   471590
Species name:   Metisella malgacha malgacha
Common name:   Grassveld sylph -- Grasveld walsertjie
Family:   HESPERIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Skipper
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-19709
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 19709 - photo: 1
VM-number: 19709 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Peter Sharland
Comment:  
Date:   2011-10-22 05:29:46
Species name:   Metisella metis metis -- Gold-spotted sylph; Westelike reĆ«nbos walsertjie
Species code:   471660
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Morton
Comment:   Yikes, I first thought this was metis metis, but after looking through a few specimens the underside is too yellow and will go with malgacha malgacha.
Date:   2011-10-23 19:44:44
Species name:   Metisella malgacha malgacha -- Grassveld sylph; Grasveld walsertjie
Species code:   471590

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