|
| |
- This page contains pictures and information about Lacewings in family
Nymphidae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
-
-
- This is a small family and is endemic to Australiasia. Comparing
with other lacewings families, species in this family have moniliform
antenna.
-
-
- Blue Eyes Lacewing
- Nymphes myrmeleonides, body length 40mm
- We found a lot of this Lacewing in Brisbane bushland in mid summer.
They have a pair of transparent wings of about equal size. When flying, may
mistaken they are dragonflies. But their wings are fold in tent shape whish is
different from dragonflies and damselflies. They can also distinguished by
their long antenna. They lay white eggs arranged in 'U' shape near houses and fences.
More information and pictures please click on here.
-
-
- Green Lacewing
 
- Myiodactylus sp., adult body length 20mm
Larva length 10mm
- We sometimes found this small lacewing attracted by window-light and rest
nest our window glass. This lacewing look like the species from family Chrysopidae,
however, its moniliform antenna and wings veins pattern tell us this lacewing is in this
family. The second picture shows the flattened disc-like larva, which lies
on the bottom side of a leaf, waiting for prey with jaws widely opened. More
pictures and information can be found in this page.
-
- Reference and Link:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 540.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus &
Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p322.
- 3. Wildlife
of greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum, p99.
-
[ Up ] [ Family Mantispidae ] [ Family Chrysopidae ] [ Family Nymphidae ] [ Family Myrmeleontidae ] [ Family Ascalaphidae ]
|
