Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   3379
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3128DB
Observer:   Immelman K.L.
Date of record:   2008-05-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   only seen once, in area of short grass. Easy to photograph.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   470330
Species name:   Eretis sp.
Common name:  
Family:   HESPERIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3379
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3379 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Did you notice, were its legs white or brown? If white, it's Eretis djaelaelae, if brown, E umbra.
Date:   2013-07-06 20:33:48
Species name:   Eretis sp.
Species code:   470330
Comment number:   2
By:   Graham Henning
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Eretis djaelaelae -- Marbled elf; Marmerkluisenaar
Species code:   470370
Comment number:   3
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Can't ID unless the colour of the front legs are known.
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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