Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   10259
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1333DD
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2017-05-31
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   326920
Species name:   FAMILY Myrmeleontidae
Common name:   Unidentified Myrmeleontidae
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10259
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10259 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   Sorry, can't id this with any certainty. It is possibly Creoleon mortifer. A common and widespread species, occurring throughout most of southern Africa and northward. It is highly variable, often with black streaks in the wings that have led to numerous synonyms. Rests with wings wrapped around the body. Larvae live freely in sand.
Date:   2017-06-13 15:22:06
Species name:   FAMILY Myrmeleontidae -- Unidentified Myrmeleontidae
Species code:   326920

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