Nymphes myrmeleonoides

1 Blue eyes lacewing at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Nymphes myrmeleonoides	24 Sep 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Nymphes myrmeleonoides	24 Sep 2021	TimL

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The final image shows the orange coloured pterostigma located on the outer edge of each wing near to the tip. These thicker and heavier wing cells apparently assist the performance of insect wings during gliding and active flight by raising the critical flight speed. This is the speed limit above which a particular insect’s wing will physically bend and flap, and feathering vibrations will occur, making flight impossible for the insect above that speed.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 Sep 2021

Thanks for the information Tim - very interesting

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Location information

Coordinates 149.063995 -35.213295
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
28 Dec 2015 06:13 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Nymphes myrmeleonoides Scientific name
Blue eyes lacewing Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1340.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania