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LacewingMAP:   122
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3227CD
Observer:   Dock Simon
Date of record:   2012-02-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   321080
Species name:   Proctarrelabis brunni
Common name:   Owlfly
Family:   Ascalaphidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-122
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 122 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansel
Comment:   Very interesting owl fly that seems to be endemic to the eastern Cape. Gravid female depicted.
Date:   2014-12-23 11:23:03
Species name:   Proctarrelabis brunni -- Owlfly
Species code:   321080

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