Atlas of African Lepidoptera

Record details

LepiMAP:   17385
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BB
Observer:   Purves M
Date of record:   2011-04-22
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Butterfly found resting on a small stalk very close to the ground just off the road verge. The camera only focused once - so I managed to put my hand behind it to help the camera focus on it, and after two pics the butterfly up and landed on my wrist where I got several photos.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   442180
Species name:   Pentila tropicalis tropicalis
Common name:   Spotted buff -- Spikkel geelvlerkie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spotted Pentila
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-17385
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 17385 - photo: 1
VM-number: 17385 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2011-04-23 16:59:18
Species name:   Pentila tropicalis tropicalis -- Spotted buff; Spikkel geelvlerkie
Species code:   442180
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Morton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-04-25 08:48:05
Species name:   Pentila tropicalis tropicalis -- Spotted buff; Spikkel geelvlerkie
Species code:   442180

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