Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   10681
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2216BB
Observer:   Thomson N
Date of record:   2018-02-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10681
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10681 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This beautiful species is distributed throughout Namibia, extending northwards into Angola. It can sometimes be flushed from shrubs or grassland and is readily attracted to light. Seems to fly in the late summer months. Nothing is known about its biology or larvae.
Date:   2018-03-03 17:57:15
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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