Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   612
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Knight D.
Date of record:   2008-01-02
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   three green and four brown caterpillars on sorrel leaves
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   626930
Species name:   Hippotion celerio
Common name:  
Family:   SPHINGIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-612
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 612 - photo: 1
VM-number: 612 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Hanna Roland
Comment:   Green caterpillar: Hippotion celerio, Sphingidae brown form probably the same.
Date:   2012-06-04 22:21:06
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Craig Peter
Comment:  
Date:   2019-04-02 07:53:38
Species name:   Hippotion celerio
Species code:   626930

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