Chrysopidae (family)
Unidentified Green lacewing at Flynn, ACT
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| Chrysopidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 May 2018 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 22 Dec 2017 |
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User's notes
Tiny and strange looking insect, and moving so very difficult to photograph.
1 comment
26 May 2018
The nymphs of this family of lacewings eat aphids and scale insects and decorate their bodies with teh husks of their prey
Location information
- Coordinates 149.041257-35.209713
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysopidae (family) Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysopidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Green lacewing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1477.3m Recorded at altitude
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