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LepiMAP:   5153
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Rebelo A.
Date of record:   2009-02-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Found dead on lawn with hole in back, possibly birds. Supposedly 200km out of distribution range.
Last updated:   2014-07-16 17:10:04
Sp. code:   435200
Species name:   Charaxes brutus natalensis
Common name:   White-barred charaxes -- Witstreep dubbelstert
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-5153
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5153 - photo: 1
VM-number: 5153 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   This butterfly is now definitely established in Greater Cape Town; possibly via introduced Mahogany trees
Date:   2009-04-10 21:37:41
Species name:   Charaxes brutus natalensis -- White-barred charaxes; Witstreep dubbelstert
Species code:   435200

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