Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   9935
Province:   other
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1923CD
Observer:   Myburgh G
Date of record:   2016-12-31
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   profile much lower than Cataractae so thinking treebark or rock-dweller by choice; has red-rimmed wing-edging.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   328280
Species name:   Jaya dasymalla
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   palpares ???
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9935
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9935 - photo: 1
VM-number: 9935 - photo: 2
VM-number: 9935 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This beautiful species is widespread throughout South Africa, but not frequently encountered. These pictures show the typical pose as they usually rest on bark, twigs or fence-posts. The characteristic thoracic patterns also show very strikingly in the pictures. The species extends beyond SA into Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia. The large black larvae live freely in sand.
Date:   2017-01-01 10:11:34
Species name:   Jaya dasymalla
Species code:   328280

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