View source for Phil Bendle Collection:Lacewing (Tasmanian lacewing) Micromus tasmania

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'''Kingdom:'''   Animalia<br />
'''Phylum:'''     Arthropoda<br />
'''Class:  '''      Insecta<br />
'''Order:'''       Neuroptera<br />
'''Family:'''      Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings)<br />
'''Subfamily:'''  Microminae<br />
'''Genus:'''      Micromus<br />
'''Species:'''     M. tasmaniae<br />
'''Binominal name:''' Micromus tasmaniae<br />
'''Synonyms:''' Austromicromus tasmaniae, Hemerobius tasmaniae, Eumicromus tasmaniae, Neomicromus tasmaniae.<br />
'''Common name:''' Tasmanian lacewing

Micromus tasmaniae is a widespread lacewing that came from Australia and is now in New Zealand, where it occurs in grassland, vegetable crops, field crops, cereals where it is a useful biological control agent of aphids.<br />
The adults are brown with two pairs of hairy wings that are held roof-like over their slender bodies. They are 7.5-10 mm long, have small heads with large black compound eyes and long antennae that are held out in front. They have ears on their wings and feed on insects at night.

For more details visit: [http://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/OrganismProfile/Tasmanian_lacewing_-_Micromus_tasmaniae.html%20 http://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/OrganismProfile/Tasmanian_lacewing_-_Micromus_tasmaniae.html] 



 

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