Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   18840
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3022CD
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2023-12-20
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-03-27 16:40:00
Sp. code:   321840
Species name:   Proctolyra hessei
Common name:   Owlfly
Family:   Ascalaphidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-18840
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18840 - photo: 1
VM-number: 18840 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species is fairly rare, and is endemic to the Western and Northern Cape provinces. The males are characterized by the lyre-shaped ectoprocts. They are very fast fliers, and attracted to light. The known larvae of this genus live upside down under rocks and are unable to withstand very high temperatures
Date:   2024-03-27 16:40:00
Species name:   Proctolyra hessei -- Owlfly
Species code:   321840

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