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LacewingMAP:   9155
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3227DD
Observer:   Grobler Quartus
Date of record:   2015-09-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
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-9155
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9155 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   Possibly Borniochrysa squamosa. This species is very widespread in the Afrotropical Region, including the Comores and Mascarene Islands. Even St Helena. Occurs in most provinces of SA, except apparently, the drier western areas. Its larvae feed on small Homoptera, including red scale on citrus, so, like all chrysopid larvae, is a valuable biocontrol agent.
Date:   2016-01-12 07:07:52
Species name:   FAMILY Chrysopidae -- Unidentified Chrysopidae
Species code:   322340

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