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Record details

LacewingMAP:   10818
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett Norman
Date of record:   2018-03-31
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   331520
Species name:   Silveira marshalli
Common name:  
Family:   Psychopsidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10818
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10818 - photo: 1
VM-number: 10818 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   Commonly known as "silky" or "moth lacewings". This species is fairly common the eastern and northern parts of southern Africa, extending from Swaziland northwards into Zimbabwe and Malawi. May comprise a species complex. Larvae live around the bases of trees in leaf detritus,and females are known to coat their eggs with sand for protection. Larvae resemble those of antlions, but with no internal teeth on the mandibles.
Date:   2018-04-08 14:55:52
Species name:   Silveira marshalli
Species code:   331520

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