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LacewingMAP:   231
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CD
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2014-11-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   328640
Species name:   Myrmeleon obscurus
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Antlion
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-231
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 231 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansel
Comment:   common and widespread throughout SA. Larvae construct pitfall traps
Date:   2014-11-16 18:25:33
Species name:   Myrmeleon obscurus
Species code:   328640

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