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LepiMAP:   3366
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3128DB
Observer:   Immelman K.L.
Date of record:   2008-01-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   common on campus in open grassy areas, quite wary and difficult to approach, but will come to weedy plants like blackjack (Bidens pilosa), verbena (Verbena brasiliensis) and dandelions (several genera) for nectar and can then be photographed quite easily.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   407450
Species name:   Belenois aurota
Common name:   Pioneer caper white -- Witgatwitjie
Family:   PIERIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3366
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3366 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Belenois aurota -- Pioneer caper white; Witgatwitjie
Species code:   407450
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Belenois aurota -- Pioneer caper white; Witgatwitjie
Species code:   407450

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