Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839) is a animal in the Myrmeleontidae family, order Neuroptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839)
Palpares caffer is a large antlion native to southern Africa, common in 1000–2000 m high-altitude grassland.
Palpares caffer is a relatively large antlion species, with a wing length of approximately 5 centimeters. This species is distributed in South Africa, ranging northward from the Grahamstown area of Eastern Cape to Limpopo province. It has also been documented in Namibia and Mozambique. It is fairly common in high-altitude grassland habitats, found at elevations between 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level.
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Euroleon nostras (Geoffroy, 1785)
Scotoleon longipalpis (Hagen, 1888)
Menkeleon bellulus (Banks, 1905)
Brachynemurus abdominalis (Say, 1823)
Glenoleon pulchellus (Rambur, 1842)
Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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