Porismus strigatus
Pied Lacewing at Mount Ainslie
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| Porismus strigatus | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Mar 2024 | |
| Porismus strigatus | jb2602 | 22 Mar 2024 |
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22 Mar 2024
At least 6 pairs of Pied Lacewings at various stages of mating: 1. looking for a partner; 2. Male (slightly larger) using RH elbow to clasp the LH antenna of the female; 3. Moving to a parallel position with a firm grasp on the antenna; 4. Mating; 5. The male flew away, the female drew her abdomen up to her mouth and started to eat the gelatinous sperm sack (speratophore). She flew away with the spermatophore attached before consuming it all.
Location information
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- jb2602 Recorded by
- Rough barked eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
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- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects Porismus strigatus
Species information
- 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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