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LacewingMAP:   9832
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030CD
Observer:   Heymans JA (Joseph); Joubert Heymans
Date of record:   2016-10-25
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   327960
Species name:   Distoleon pondoensis
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9832
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9832 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species appears to be confined to the east coast of SA. It extends from Lake Sibaya in the north to Wilderness in the south. It inhabits coastal bush, and is extremely cryptic when resting on branches and twigs. Also attracted to light. The blackish grey larvae inhabit sandy areas, often on the fringes of coastal dune vegetation.
Date:   2016-11-05 15:10:48
Species name:   Distoleon pondoensis
Species code:   327960

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