Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   15905
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2527DB
Observer:   Ball Stephen
Date of record:   2017-11-19
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   320940
Species name:   Helcopteryx rhodiogramma
Common name:   Owlfly
Family:   Ascalaphidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Owlfly
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15905
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15905 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   Widespread in SA, all provinces except WCape, NCape, Free State. Also known from Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Usually found in grassy areas with shrubs and bushes, and taken at light. Although widespread, i.e. not endangered, it is not frequently encountered, so all records welcome. Nothing is known of its biology or larvae.
Date:   2019-03-16 11:45:07
Species name:   Helcopteryx rhodiogramma -- Owlfly
Species code:   320940

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