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LacewingMAP:
550
Province:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Locus:
2628AA
Observer:
McCutcheon Ian
Date of record:
2015-01-15
Number of photos:
2
Notes:
Small green lacewing. One of many found inside office building (attracted by lights)
Last updated:
2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:
322900
Species name:
Chrysoperla sp.
Common name:
Family:
Chrysopidae
Record status:
ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:
Broad-winged Green Lacewing
Institution:
ADU-UCT
Record URL:
https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-550
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
Comment number:
1
By:
Mervyn Mansell
Comment:
Possibly C. pudica, but cannot be sure - need to see full wing venation. Chrysoperla species lay batched of stalked eggs, and the larvae often carry the empty skins of their prey in their backs to enhance camouflage - hence the name "trash carriers"
Date:
2015-04-30 18:53:37
Species name:
Chrysoperla sp.
Species code:
322900
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