Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

Record details

LacewingMAP:   9865
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CD
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2016-11-09
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   327880
Species name:   Cueta mysteriosa
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9865
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9865 - photo: 1
VM-number: 9865 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   In South Africa this species is largely confined to the coastal areas of KZN. It extends further north through Mozambique to Kenya - also known from Inhaca Island. The pink larvae (indistinguishable from other Cueta species) build pitfall traps.
Date:   2016-11-28 17:37:12
Species name:   Cueta mysteriosa
Species code:   327880

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