Micromus tasmaniae
Tasmanian Brown Lacewing at Ainslie, ACT
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| Micromus tasmaniae | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Nov 2018 | |
| Micromus tasmaniae | KimPullen | 8 Nov 2018 | |
| Stenosmylus sp. (genus) | jb2602 | 11 Oct 2018 |
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1 comment
8 Nov 2018
Seems to match Micromus better. Stenosmylus has a slightly pointed apex to the wing, Micromus has it rounded. An important distinction is that Osmylidae (e.g. Stenosmylus) have ocelli, whereas Hemerobiidae (e.g. Micromus) don't, but that kind of detail is not visible in these images.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152086-35.259199
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Sep 2018 08:47 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Micromus tasmaniae Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects
Species information
- Micromus tasmaniae Scientific name
- Tasmanian Brown Lacewing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1318m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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