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10725 |
Province: |
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Lusaka Province |
Country: |
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Zambia |
Locus: |
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1528AD |
Observer: |
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Barrett Norman |
Date of record: |
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2018-03-08 |
Number of photos: |
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3 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:43 |
Sp. code: |
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321940 |
Species name: |
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Tmesibasis laceratus |
Common name: |
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Owlfly |
Family: |
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Ascalaphidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-10725 |
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 beautiful owlfly species is widespread in southern Africa, extending to the DRC in the north. Also most SA provinces, except the Cape provinces. The beautifully patterned enhance its crypsis when at rest. Eggs are laid in batches on branches and twigs and the larvae live exposed, albeit well camouflaged, and are known as "sit-and-wait or ambush predators. |
Date: |
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2018-03-23 18:21:54 |
Species name: |
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Tmesibasis laceratus -- Owlfly |
Species code: |
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321940 |
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