Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   9851
Province:   other
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_008004AA
Observer:   Dickinson R
Date of record:   2015-11-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   No white patch on wing
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   326920
Species name:   FAMILY Myrmeleontidae
Common name:   Unidentified Myrmeleontidae
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9851
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9851 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is a weird-looking creature - not sure what it is. Possibly a species of Banyutus in the process of spreading its wings. Are further photos available?
Date:   2016-12-05 18:29:49
Species name:   FAMILY Myrmeleontidae -- Unidentified Myrmeleontidae
Species code:   326920

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