Hemerobius

Hemerobius
Hemerobius stigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Hemerobiidae
Genus: Hemerobius
Linnaeus, 1758

Hemerobius is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found throughout Europe and North America.[1] Like most lacewings, both the larvae and adults are predatory, primarily eating acarines, scale insects, psyllids, aphids, thrips, and the eggs of lepidopterans and whiteflies.

References

  1. ↑ The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Accessed via http://www.gbif.org/species/1730162 on 2013-11-02

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