Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   11624
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3326AD
Observer:   Galpin M.D. & Galpin E.J.
Date of record:   2010-03-07
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   A minute butterfly, only one seen on the top of the mountain.
Last updated:   2021-06-04 09:37:07
Sp. code:   464770
Species name:   Oraidium barberae
Common name:   Dwarf blue -- Dwerg bloutjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-11624
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 11624 - photo: 1
VM-number: 11624 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:   Submarginal spots visible on upper side, unlike Dwarf Blue
Date:   2012-08-06 10:56:47
Species name:   Brephidium metophis -- Tinktinkie pygmy blue; Tinktinkie bloutjie
Species code:   464750
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2010-05-03 22:27:57
Species name:   Brephidium metophis -- Tinktinkie pygmy blue; Tinktinkie bloutjie
Species code:   464750
Comment number:   3
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2021-06-04 09:37:07
Species name:   Oraidium barberae -- Dwarf blue; Dwerg bloutjie
Species code:   464770

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