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Geranium Bronze

Cacyreus marshalli

Description:

Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli) is a South African native species . It has, however, been introduced (deliberately or accidentally) to Mediterranean Europe (initially the Balaeric Islands), where it has spread as a pest of cultivated Pelargonium geraniums, which also originate in South Africa. This particular butterfly was spotted foraginf on Garden geraniums, in Agios Ioannis village, Pelion mountain, Greece.

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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on Aug 20, 2015
Submitted on Aug 23, 2015

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