Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   17379
Province:   Southern Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1627CA
Observer:   Mulvaney Lydia
Date of record:   2019-03-07
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-02-20 16:08:57
Sp. code:   332440
Species name:   Phalascusa vassei
Common name:  
Family:   Ascalaphidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-17379
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 17379 - photo: 1
VM-number: 17379 - photo: 2
VM-number: 17379 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species has not been recorded from South Africa. Currently known from DRC, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia. Phalascusa species are typical grassland owlflies, capable of rapid flight. The beautiful body patterns as seen in this picture are usually lost in preserved specimens, making good photos of live specimens extremely valuable.
Date:   2021-02-20 16:08:57
Species name:   Phalascusa vassei
Species code:   332440

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