Tasman's Lacewing
S13, profile, green eye
Tasman's Lacewing
S12, red eye
| Tasman's Lacewing S13, profile, green eye | | Tasman's Lacewing S12, red eye | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Net-winged Insects (Neuroptera) | ||||
| Family: | Brown Lacewing (Hemerobiidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Tasman's Lacewing (Micromus tasmaniae) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍S15, profile, green eye🔎 | ||||
Thank you Matt Campbell for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere ~6mm body & length, ~20mm wingspan. The eyes can be either green or red. We removed a 11 dead ones from the car in Sept 2017 after one trip. We have found some individuals with darker wing patches (on the outer costa or leading edge) than others. We've shown this in one photo to highlight both the patch & the wing venation, which is very difficult to see properly with live specimens. Typical lacewing shaped wings, with clear zig zag patterns. They are quite hairy all over (including the wings). | |||||
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