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10421 |
Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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3030BC |
Observer: |
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Vos Peter |
Date of record: |
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2017-11-27 |
Number of photos: |
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3 |
Notes: |
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2 appeared to be sleeping on a descending vine stalk (pic 3). Not certain they're the same species. In dark indigenous garden under dense canopy - I noticed their eyes sparkling by torchlight |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:43 |
Sp. code: |
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328360 |
Species name: |
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Macroleon quinquemaculatus |
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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Myrmeleon obscurus |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-10421 |
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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This species is very widespread in South Africa from the Western Cape Province northwards through all provinces except the drier western areas. It extends far into Africa, through all countries as far north as Liberia and Ethiopia and Madagascar. It is the largest pit building species in the Afrotropics and the pits are always in very well sheltered situations, especially under buildings. Adults sometimes form aggregations, aligning themselves along branches – as in the photo. |
Date: |
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2017-11-30 18:36:29 |
Species name: |
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Macroleon quinquemaculatus |
Species code: |
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328360 |
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