LacewingMAP: |
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18680 |
Province: |
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Eastern Cape |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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3326BC |
Observer: |
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Peter C. |
Date of record: |
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2022-12-10 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2023-02-05 12:12:49 |
Sp. code: |
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328620 |
Species name: |
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Myrmeleon lanceolatus |
Common name: |
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Family: |
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Myrmeleontidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-18680 |
Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
Comment: |
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Fairly widespread in South Africa. Adults often sit concealed in long grass – their pale coloration matching long dry grass. Larvae construct pitfall traps in sheltered situations, and the larvae have characteristically marked legs. It is fairly common in the Grahamstown area. |
Date: |
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2023-02-05 12:12:49 |
Species name: |
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Myrmeleon lanceolatus |
Species code: |
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328620 |
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