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LacewingMAP:   16582
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418BD
Observer:   du Toit Corrie
Date of record:   2020-02-05
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:21:16
Sp. code:   327700
Species name:   Creoleon sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ant-lion
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-16582
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16582 - photo: 1
VM-number: 16582 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is probably C. mortifer, a common and widespread species, occurring throughout most of southern Africa and northward. It is highly variable, often with black streaks in the wings that have led to numerous synonyms. Rests with wings wrapped around the body. Larvae live freely in sand.
Date:   2020-02-08 11:14:21
Species name:   Creoleon sp.
Species code:   327700

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