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LepiMAP:   29929
Province:  
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0136BD
Observer:   Dickinson R
Date of record:   2012-09-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Could not get an upper surface photo as too quick for me! Looked like a smoky orange tip.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   403720
Species name:   Colotis sp.
Common name:  
Family:   PIERIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-29929
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 29929 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Clifton
Comment:   possibly Colotis euippe complexivus as it appears to have a dark band below the cell on the hindwing upperside. Common in this area.
Date:   2020-04-06 07:40:45
Species name:   Colotis sp.
Species code:   403720

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