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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