Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   1622
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Sharp I.C. & Sharp A.
Date of record:   2007-02-18
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This Hesperid butterfly was found in close proximity to the larva in the second photograph and thought to be of the same species.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   468310
Species name:   Coeliades keithloa
Common name:   Red-tab policeman -- Rooibroek konstabel
Family:   HESPERIIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-1622
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1622 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1622 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Coeliades keithloa -- Red-tab policeman; Rooibroek konstabel
Species code:   468310
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Identified by larva because the adult looks almost identical to C.lorenzo.
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Coeliades keithloa -- Red-tab policeman; Rooibroek konstabel
Species code:   468310

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