Coniopterygidae (family)
Dusty lacewing or Dustywing at Acton, ACT
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| Coniopterygidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Jan 2026 | |
| Heteroconis (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Sep 2025 | |
| Psyllidae sp. (family) | CarbonAI | 22 Sep 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 22 Sep 2025 |
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Assumed to be a Psyllid, but not sure. The small and very active insect was sighted working its way along a handrail at ANBG's Rainforest Gully. Every now and again it stopped and removed a buildup of pollen grains from its antennae and mouthparts, as seen in the first image.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108235-35.277242
- Altitude 624.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2025 11:46 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Coniopterygidae (family) Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects
Species information
- Coniopterygidae (family) Scientific name
- Dusty lacewing or Dustywing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 635.52m Recorded at altitude
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