Green & Blue Lacewing
Dorsal, ~8mm		Ellura
Green & Blue Lacewing
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Green & Blue Lacewing (Mallada tripunctatus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Net-winged Insects (Neuroptera)
Family: Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Green & Blue Lacewing (Mallada tripunctatus)
This Photo:     Wing venation
Other name: Green and Blue Lacewing
Thank you Ken Harris for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Ken said "I am sure that this is Mallada tripunctatus. I looked through all my images, and they all have the banding on the body, but not nearly as distinct as in your example"
Copyright © 2016-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 22-Sep-2016
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.