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LacewingMAP:   10603
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   1913DD
Observer:   Beneke Marita; Sole observer Chantelle Bosch
Date of record:   2018-01-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:   no idea
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10603
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10603 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This moth-lacewing species has so far only been recorded from Namibia and southern Angola. it is very similar to its South African congeners. The larvae live in detritus at the bases of trees and are difficult to find. Adults are highly cryptic when resting on bark.
Date:   2018-02-04 18:22:35
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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