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LacewingMAP:   15756
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2829CC
Observer:   Manson A.
Date of record:   2019-01-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   327980
Species name:   Distoleon pulverulentus
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15756
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15756 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species usually occurs in high altitude grassland, and is widespread in SA, having been recorded from all provinces. It is fairly common in the Drakensberg grasslands and is a characteristic species of the area. Also known from Lesotho and Swaziland. Nothing is known of its larvae.
Date:   2019-01-21 07:24:05
Species name:   Distoleon pulverulentus
Species code:   327980

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