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LacewingMAP:   250
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431CD
Observer:   Hawkins Ross
Date of record:   2014-11-27
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   331580
Species name:   Zygophlebius leoninus
Common name:  
Family:   Psychopsidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-250
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 250 - photo: 1
VM-number: 250 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansel
Comment:   This is a species of silky lacewings - family Psychopsidae. Larvae live in detritus around the bases of tree trunks. Z. leoninus is fairly widespread in the northern parts of SA, but uncommon
Date:   2014-12-02 09:09:04
Species name:   Zygophlebius leoninus
Species code:   331580

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