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16397 |
| Province: |
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Mpumalanga |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2531BD |
| Observer: |
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Bensch Gert; Juan-Pierre Antunes |
| Date of record: |
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2019-12-22 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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| Last updated: |
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2020-03-31 18:21:16 |
| Sp. code: |
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320580 |
| Species name: |
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Ascalaphus festivus |
| 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=-16397 |
| 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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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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Common and widespread throughout the Afrotropical Region. Adults usually inhabit grassy areas where they hawk their prey at dusk in the manner of dragonflies. Eggs are laid in batches on leaves and stems, and the larvae, which resemble antlions, are sedentary ambush-predators. |
| Date: |
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2020-01-14 10:45:19 |
| Species name: |
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Ascalaphus festivus -- Owlfly |
| Species code: |
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320580 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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Common and widespread throughout the Afrotropical Region. Adults usually inhabit grassy areas where they hawk their prey at dusk in the manner of dragonflies. Eggs are laid in batches on leaves and stems, and the larvae, which resemble antlions, are sedentary ambush-predators. |
| Date: |
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2020-01-14 10:45:32 |
| Species name: |
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Ascalaphus festivus -- Owlfly |
| Species code: |
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320580 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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Common and widespread throughout the Afrotropical Region. Adults usually inhabit grassy areas where they hawk their prey at dusk in the manner of dragonflies. Eggs are laid in batches on leaves and stems, and the larvae, which resemble antlions, are sedentary ambush-predators. |
| Date: |
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2020-01-14 10:45:48 |
| Species name: |
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Ascalaphus festivus -- Owlfly |
| Species code: |
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320580 |
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