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LepiMAP:   8362
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431BD
Observer:   Sharp I.C. & Sharp A.
Date of record:   2009-08-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2014-07-16 17:11:19
Sp. code:   410360
Species name:   Acraea acara acara
Common name:   Acara acraea -- Ridder rooitjie
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-8362
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8362 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Ian, the name is just confusing as this butterfly was always known as A.zetes acara, and then it changed to A.acara. A.zetes is still found in central and eastern Africa, so the name still exists, but A.zetes does NOT occur in South Africa, only A.acara does.
Date:   2009-09-02 20:55:59
Species name:   Acraea acara acara -- Acara acraea; Ridder rooitjie
Species code:   410360

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