Hemerobius
Hemerobius | |
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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
- ↑ The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Accessed via http://www.gbif.org/species/1730162 on 2013-11-02
External links
Wikispecies has information related to: Hemerobius |
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- Hemerobius at the Encyclopedia of Life
- "Hemerobius". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- Hemerobius at Fauna Europaea
- "Hemerobius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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