Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   240
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431AD
Observer:   Sharp I.C. & Sharp A.
Date of record:   2007-10-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Larvae found feeding on Cassia abbreviata.
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   403120
Species name:   Catopsilia florella
Common name:   African migrant -- Afrikaanse swerwer
Family:   PIERIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-240
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 240 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   Unsure but it could be a Catopsilla florella (African Vagrant) larva because they are known to feed on Cassia. It lacks the normal darker lines though?
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Catopsilia florella -- African migrant; Afrikaanse swerwer
Species code:   403120
Comment number:   2
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:   The larva is variable
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Catopsilia florella -- African migrant; Afrikaanse swerwer
Species code:   403120

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