Neuroptera29 species

Family Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)

Hemerobiidae is a family in the order Neuroptera. Browse 29 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Hemerobiidae (29)

Hemerobius conjunctus

Identification: Head dark, wing margin without conspicuous dark and light spots but with heavy interior maculations, and basal cross-vein at or near first fork of MP.

Hemerobius humulinus

Identification: Within the eastern range (particularly southeastern), the broad pale stripe on the thorax and lack of pigmented pterostigmas separate it from the other widespread species, H. stigma . Caution: many (!) other species have a yellowish s

Hemerobius stigma

Identification: Noted for a distinctive, broad orange-brown pterostigma especially on the hind wings , dark spot at the basal crossvein between veins M3+4 and Cu1, and more unicolored thorax. (see Meinander, 1962 ) Highly variable in terms of wing ma

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Megalomus angulatus 0

Megalomus angulatus

Easily confused with one form of M. moestus . The population previously reported from Mexico has been reassigned to M. moestus . ( 3 )

Micromus angulatus

To the extent that we can tell, M. angulatus is probably naturally Holarctic. The genus Micromus is subcosmopolitan, with species nearly everywhere, except, interestingly, South America. There are a number of endemic species of Micromus in North Amer

Micromus subanticus

Identification: Forewing with inner gradate veins separated by a distance greater than their length. Face with conspicuous dark markings. Larvae described by Krakaur & C. Tauber. Anacharis parasitize the larvae.

Psectra diptera

The status of P. diptera is uncertain, but it is almost certainly an introduction. All of the other species of Psectra are Old World (mostly Afrotropical, Australian and Oriental, with a number of species in Oceania); P. diptera is the only one in Eu