Micromus tasmaniae

Tasmanian Brown Lacewing at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Micromus tasmaniae	9 Nov 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Micromus tasmaniae	8 Nov 2018	KimPullen
Stenosmylus sp. (genus)	11 Oct 2018	jb2602

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KimPullen wrote:

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.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152086 -35.259199
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Sep 2018 08:47 PM Recorded on
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Insects Lacewings (Neuroptera) Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Micromus tasmaniae Scientific name
Tasmanian Brown Lacewing Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 680.7m Recorded at altitude
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