| LacewingMAP: |
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9698 |
| Province: |
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Free State |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2826CD |
| Observer: |
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du Plessis D |
| Date of record: |
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2008-11-15 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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Indoors |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:43 |
| Sp. code: |
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328620 |
| Species name: |
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Myrmeleon lanceolatus |
| Common name: |
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| Family: |
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Myrmeleontidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Myrmeleontidae |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9698 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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Fairly widespread in South Africa. Adults often sit concealed in long grass – their pale coloration matching long dry grass. Larvae construct pitfall traps in sheltered situations, and the larvae have characteristically marked legs. |
| Date: |
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2016-06-17 18:03:27 |
| Species name: |
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Myrmeleon lanceolatus |
| Species code: |
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328620 |
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