Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   3380
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3128DB
Observer:   Immelman K.L.
Date of record:   2008-08-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Only seen once. Very easy to photograph, hardly moved even when I was right up to it, then only flew a short way and settled once more. In area of short grass, taking nectar from dandelions
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   457090
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor
Common name:   Burnished opal -- Besembos goue opaal
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3380
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3380 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   Not 100% sure if the Mthatha population is C.chrysaor or C.natalensis.
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor -- Burnished opal; Besembos goue opaal
Species code:   457090
Comment number:   2
By:   Graham Henning
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Chrysoritis chrysaor -- Burnished opal; Besembos goue opaal
Species code:   457090

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