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LacewingMAP:   15347
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2217CA
Observer:   Houlden Michael
Date of record:   2006-02-18
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   320580
Species name:   Ascalaphus festivus
Common name:   Owlfly
Family:   Ascalaphidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15347
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15347 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15347 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   There are two different species shown here. The first is A. festivus, the other looks like another Ascalaphus, but not sure. A. festivus is common and widespread throughout the Afrotropical Region. Adults usually inhabit grassy areas where they hawk their prey at dusk in the manner of dragonflies. Eggs are laid in batches on leaves and stems, and the larvae, which resemble antlions, are sedentary ambush-predators.
Date:   2018-06-18 17:26:59
Species name:   Ascalaphus festivus -- Owlfly
Species code:   320580

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