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LacewingMAP:   15668
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett Norman
Date of record:   2018-12-08
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   331380
Species name:   Spilosmylus interlineatus
Common name:  
Family:   Osmylidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15668
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15668 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15668 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species is known from Limpopo and KZN and extends into Mozambique and Zambia. Osmylids are rarely encountered, but widespread in southern and central Africa. The larvae are semi-aquatic, living on the edges of streams where they prey on larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) and other soft-bodied insects that live in the water. Very nice record!
Date:   2019-01-01 16:30:09
Species name:   Spilosmylus interlineatus
Species code:   331380

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