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LacewingMAP:
9793
Province:
Northern Cape
Country:
South Africa
Locus:
2821CA
Observer:
Parker V
Date of record:
2016-08-25
Number of photos:
1
Notes:
Last updated:
2023-02-14 17:03:48
Sp. code:
322340
Species name:
FAMILY Chrysopidae
Common name:
Unidentified Chrysopidae
Family:
Chrysopidae
Record status:
ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:
Institution:
ADU-UCT
Record URL:
https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9793
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
Comment number:
1
By:
Mervyn Mansell
Comment:
Possibly C. pudica, but cannot be sure - need to see full wing venation. Chrysoperla species lay batched of stalked eggs, and the larvae often carry the empty skins of their prey in their backs to enhance camouflage - hence the name "trash carriers"
Date:
2016-10-13 18:16:56
Species name:
FAMILY Chrysopidae
-- Unidentified Chrysopidae
Species code:
322340
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