Porismus strigatus

2 Pied Lacewing at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Porismus strigatus	5 Mar 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Porismus strigatus	4 Mar 2022	Christine

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About 8 or 9 of them all on this one tree trunk at between 1 and 2 metres above the ground. Occasionally one would fly, looking like a pretty moth, appearing white with some black.

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RogerF wrote:

4 Mar 2022

I think the males exhibit 'lekking' behaviour, see p 41 my book

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4 - 15 Abundance
4 Mar 2022 04:28 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

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Porismus strigatus Scientific name
Pied Lacewing Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1015m Recorded at altitude
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