Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   3411
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930CB
Observer:   Immelman K.L.
Date of record:   2006-11-02
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   under cycad on mown lawn near stream. Only seen twice. Very easy to photograph and would sit on my hand for pictures
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   541300
Species name:   Zerenopsis lepida
Common name:   Leopard magpie moth
Family:   GEOMETRIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-3411
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3411 - photo: 1
VM-number: 3411 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Hermann Staude
Comment:   Zerenopsis lepida, Diptychinae, Geometridae. Leopard magpie moth, larvae feed on cycads.
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2014-07-18 08:14:19
Species name:   Zerenopsis lepida -- Leopard magpie moth
Species code:   541300

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