Oedosmylus tasmaniensis
Lacewing at Tennent, ACT
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| Oedosmylus tasmaniensis | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Aug 2023 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 7 Jan 2022 |
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Can't identify this insect. I have added a photo if that helps.
4 comments
15 Jan 2022
It looks like a caddisfly, but the size you give of 50mm or larger is strange.
17 Jan 2022
Although it looks rather like a caddisfly, I think it probably is a lacewing (Neuroptera). I think possibly a species of Hemerobiidae, one of the 'brown lacewings'.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.949647-35.620961
- Altitude 916.1m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2022 10:37 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oedosmylus tasmaniensis Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects
Species information
- Oedosmylus tasmaniensis Scientific name
- Lacewing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1374m Recorded at altitude
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