Embioptera (order)
Unidentified webspinner at Cook, ACT
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| Embioptera (order) | KimPullen | 12 Feb 2018 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 11 Feb 2018 |
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A webspinner caught in a spider web more than 2 metres up a brick wall. Originally seen 21 Jan and then collected 10 Feb. When I tried to remove some web to photograph it, I saw what looked like a wing (images 3 and 4). What might be the same wing is also visible, before disturbance, at the bottom of image 2. Could this explain its height up the wall? Might wings be shed like those of ants? Image 4 includes another individual retrieved from another web, which is closer in size to all others seen (now 6). Graph paper squares are 2X2 mm.
3 comments
13 Feb 2018
The wing could be from the webspinner, but it is difficult to see the vein pattern that would confirm it as of this kind of insect. Only males have wings, and then not in all species. If you have seen six then you must have a colony there or nearby; they live under a sheet of silk, usually on tree trunks or rocks.
6 Feb 2019
To me, the wing has neither the right overall shape nor venation to match that of an embiopteran. I suspect it is the wing of another insect that was caught in the web. But it's intriguing that you have such a noticeable population of embiopteran. Lucky you.
6 Feb 2019
I see them quite often now, both inside and outside the house, day or night. I also find their silk tunnels under plant pots etc. I've even watched one spinning silk with its front legs. But I've never seen a winged one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068206-35.264272
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2018 12:04 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Embioptera (order) Webspinners (Embioptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Embioptera (order) Scientific name
- Unidentified webspinner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 723.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Embiidina sp.
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