Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   18470
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BB
Observer:   Purves M
Date of record:   2011-05-20
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   440210
Species name:   Lachnocnema bibulus
Common name:   Common woolly legs -- Wolpootjie
Family:   LYCAENIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ? Wooley Legs
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-18470
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18470 - photo: 1
VM-number: 18470 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:   Not 100% sure. Other possibility is L. bibulus.
Date:   2011-07-21 20:56:56
Species name:   Lachnocnema laches -- Southern pied woolly legs; Suidelike bontwolpootjie
Species code:   440380
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   I prefer bibulus as the underside is not heavily variegated, and it's a female - laches females are usually heavily variegated
Date:   2011-07-23 10:20:07
Species name:   Lachnocnema bibulus -- Common woolly legs; Wolpootjie
Species code:   440210
Comment number:   3
By:   Christopher Willis
Comment:  
Date:   2011-07-23 18:04:11
Species name:   Lachnocnema bibulus -- Common woolly legs; Wolpootjie
Species code:   440210

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