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BMNH(E)500272

Classification
Scientific name: Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)
Author: (Esper, 1781)
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Nymphalis
Species: xanthomelas
Higher classification: Insecta; Lepidoptera; Papilionoidea; Nymphalidae; Nymphalinae
Location
Locality: Township: Shipbourne
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Kent
Decimal latitude: 51.2464
Decimal longitude: 0.2789
Verbatim latitude: 51 14 47 N
Verbatim longitude: 000 16 44 E
Collection event
Collection date: 2 / 7 / 1953
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BMNH(E)500272
Collection code: BMNH(E) ( Entomology)
Sub department: Lepidoptera
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2886122
Preservative: Dry - mounted
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 84744ff8-890d-49a0-bb3c-ef0d6a8d61bd
Modified: 2022-07-27T13:24:17+00:00
Created: 2013-12-02T11:00:22+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2013-12-02T11:00:22+00:00
Last updated 2022-07-27T13:24:17+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb