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Lacewings (Neuroptera)

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Lacewings (Neuroptera)

Antlions (Myrmeleontidae)

Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)

Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)

Other Lacewings (several families)

Featured sightings

Myrmeleontidae (family) (Unidentified Antlion Lacewing) at Kaleen, ACT - 16 Dec 2024 by Wolfdogg

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Mount Ainslie - 14 Mar 2024 by jb2602

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Majura, ACT - 25 Mar 2021 by jb2602

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Cook, ACT - 2 Feb 2021 by CathB

Heoclisis fundata (Antlion lacewing) at Melba, ACT - 19 Jan 2021 by Bron

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Majura, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jb2602

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Majura, ACT - 25 Mar 2020 by jb2602

Latest sightings

Theristria delicatula at Acton, ACT - 31 Dec 2025 by TimL

Unverified Lacewing (Neuroptera) at Higgins, ACT - 2 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Hall, ACT - 31 Dec 2025 by Anna123

Bandidus canifrons by CathB

Unverified Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) at Higgins, ACT - 31 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Neuroptera (order) at Conder, ACT - 1 Jan 2026 by Hejor1

Unverified Lacewing (Neuroptera) by cmwal

Heoclisis fundata (Antlion lacewing) at Parkes, ACT - 30 Dec 2025 by TimL

Italochrysa insignis (A Green Lacewing) by ChrisSutevski

Myrmeleon acer (Myrmeleon Antlion Lacewing) at Braidwood, NSW - 29 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Mallada sp. (genus) (Green lacewing) at Braidwood, NSW - 29 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Higgins, ACT - 20 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Glenoleon pulchellus (Antlion lacewing) at Cook, ACT - 22 Dec 2025 by CathB

Heoclisis fundata (Antlion lacewing) by LisaH

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Hackett, ACT - 25 Dec 2025 by waltraud

Spaminta minjerribae (Mantisfly) at Lyons, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 by ran452

Heoclisis fundata (Antlion lacewing) at Higgins, ACT - 20 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) by CathB

Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Heidelberg, VIC - 19 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) at Flynn, ACT - 15 Dec 2025 by Christine

Micromus tasmaniae (Tasmanian Brown Lacewing) by CathB

Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Bright, VIC - 14 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Theristria delicatula (A Mantidfly) at Cook, ACT - 10 Dec 2025 by CathB

Suhpalacsa flavipes (Yellow Owlfly) at Cook, ACT - 10 Dec 2025 by CathB

Campion sp. (genus) (Mantis Fly) at Cook, ACT - 10 Dec 2025 by CathB

Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) at Turner, ACT - 9 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) at Downer, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by NadiaHJ

Spaminta minjerribae (Mantisfly) at Holt, ACT - 7 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Psychobiella sp. (genus) (Brown Lacewing) at Hawker, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Mantispidae (family) (Unidentified mantisfly) at Hawker, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

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AlisonMilton wrote:

31 Dec 2025

@MichaelMulvaney Resuggesting as all sightings have 'disappeared' from this page.

Heoclisis fundata

AlisonMilton wrote:

31 Dec 2025

@MichaelMulvaney Resuggesting as all sightings have 'disappeared' from this page.

Heoclisis fundata

AlisonMilton wrote:

31 Dec 2025

@MichaelMulvaney Resuggesting as all sigthings from this page have 'disappeared'.

Heoclisis fundata

Aussiegall wrote:

5 Oct 2025

Chrysopidae (family)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

27 Aug 2025

Nice sighting - not many records of this species occur and yours is at or very near the northern recorded extent

Calomantispa venusta

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