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LepiMAP:   14975
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BB
Observer:   Purves M
Date of record:   2010-10-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   At least two of this colour form and one f. alcippus recorded as part of Butterfly Census Week 2. This individual pictured was slightly more easy to approach than the f. alcippus.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   409280
Species name:   Danaus chrysippus orientis
Common name:   African plain tiger -- Melkbosskoenlapper
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Monarch
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-14975
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 14975 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Morton
Comment:  
Date:   2010-10-20 09:34:57
Species name:   Danaus chrysippus orientis -- African plain tiger; Melkbosskoenlapper
Species code:   409280
Comment number:   2
By:   Jeremy Dobson
Comment:  
Date:   2010-12-24 15:12:13
Species name:   Danaus chrysippus orientis -- African plain tiger; Melkbosskoenlapper
Species code:   409280

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