Lacewings (Neuroptera)

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Lacewings (Neuroptera)

Antlions (Myrmeleontidae)

Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)

Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)

Other Lacewings (several families)

Featured sightings

Myrmeleontidae (family) (Unidentified Antlion Lacewing) at Kaleen, ACT - 16 Dec 2024 by Wolfdogg

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Mount Ainslie - 14 Mar 2024 by jb2602

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Majura, ACT - 25 Mar 2021 by jb2602

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Cook, ACT - 2 Feb 2021 by CathB

Heoclisis fundata (Antlion lacewing) at Melba, ACT - 19 Jan 2021 by Bron

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Majura, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jb2602

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Majura, ACT - 25 Mar 2020 by jb2602

Latest sightings

Glenoleon pulchellus (Antlion lacewing) at Russell, ACT - Today by Hejor1

Micromus tasmaniae at Melba, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Campbell, ACT - Yesterday by Hejor1

Mantispidae (family) (Unidentified mantisfly) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Feb 2025 by AlisonMilton

Neuroptera (order) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Campion sp. (genus) (Mantis Fly) at Melba, ACT - 7 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Cotter River, ACT - 12 Feb 2025 by RAllen

Unidentified Lacewing (Neuroptera) by VanessaC

Campion sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Neuroptera (order) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Parkes, ACT - 3 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Unidentified Brown Lacewing (Hemerobiidae) at West Hobart, TAS - 3 Feb 2025 by VanessaC

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Mittagong, NSW - 20 Jan 2025 by Span102

Myrmeleon acer (Myrmeleon Antlion Lacewing) by SteveBorkowskis

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 25 Jan 2025 by LisaH

Mantispidae (family) (Unidentified mantisfly) at Cook, ACT - 29 Jan 2025 by Jubeyjubes

Myrmeleon acer (Myrmeleon Antlion Lacewing) at Ainslie, ACT - 28 Jan 2025 by Pirom

Myrmeleontidae (family) at Chiltern, VIC - 16 Jan 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Campion sp. (genus) (Mantis Fly) at Melba, ACT - 25 Jan 2025 by kasiaaus

Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Weetangera, ACT - 26 Jan 2025 by Thurstan

Calochrysa extranea (A green lacewing) at Melba, ACT - 22 Jan 2025 by kasiaaus

Spaminta minjerribae (Mantisfly) at Melba, ACT - 21 Jan 2025 by kasiaaus

Campion sp. (genus) (Mantis Fly) at Creel Bay, NSW - 22 Jan 2025 by Harrisi

Myrmeleontidae (family) (Unidentified Antlion Lacewing) at Conder, ACT - 23 Jan 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Mallada signatus (Green Lacewing) at Higgins, ACT - 23 Nov 2024 by AlisonMilton

Bandidus canifrons (An Antlion Lacewing) at Chisholm, ACT - 18 Jan 2025 by RomanSoroka

Glenoleon osmyloides (An antlion) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 20 Jan 2025 by DianneClarke

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Discussion

jb2602 wrote:

27 Jan 2025

Hindwings longer than forewings and are a lot more slender.
See A Revision of the Australian Myrmeleontidae II Dendroleontini, New 1986 for more.

Mossega indecisa

WendyEM wrote:

26 Jan 2025

What a beauty!

Nymphes myrmeleonoides

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 Jan 2025

Possibly Heoclisis fundata

Myrmeleontidae (family)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

20 Jan 2025

Possibly Plesiochrysa ramburi

Chrysopidae (family)

LyndalT wrote:

5 Jan 2025

Lacewings don't drop their wings???

Neuroptera (order)

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Neuroptera (order) at Campbell, ACT

Glenoleon pulchellus at Russell, ACT

Glenoleon pulchellus at Russell, ACT

Micromus tasmaniae

Neuroptera (order) at Campbell, ACT

Campion sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT

Nymphes myrmeleonoides at Higgins, ACT

Mantispidae (family) at Wilsons Valley, NSW

Campion sp. (genus) at Wilsons Valley, NSW

Nymphes myrmeleonoides at Higgins, ACT

Species Richness Score (SRS)

213

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