Biology:Nymphes myrmeleonides
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Short description: Species of lacewing
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Nymphidae |
| Genus: | Nymphes |
| Species: | N. myrmeleonides
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| Nymphes myrmeleonides Leach, 1814 [1]
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Nymphes myrmeleonides is an Australian insect in the order Neuroptera, known as the blue eyes lacewing.[2] It is found in areas of New South Wales and Queensland.[3] The species have a body length of up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) and a wingspan of up to 11 cm (4.3 in), each wing ending in a white tip.[4] The larvae of N. myrmeleonides resemble antlions and construct pit traps by burrowing into loose soil.[5]
References
- ↑ "Planiupennia in the Swedish Museum of Natural History". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. August 24, 2000. http://www2.nrm.se/en/neurop.html.
- ↑ "Blue eyes lacewing — Nymphes myrmeleonides". Brisbane Insects and Spiders. December 30, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027132629/http://geocities.com/brisbane_lacewings/BlueEyes.htm.
- ↑ "Nymphes myrmeleonides". Zipcode Zoo. April 5, 2007. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/N/Nymphes_myrmeleonides.asp.
- ↑ "Lacewing development". University of Sydney. June 10, 2006. http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/Entomology/lifeCycles/imagePages/lacewingDevpmnt.html.
- ↑ "Nymphes myrmeleonides". Botanic Gardens Trust. http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/conservation_research/ecology_research/Ecology_of_Cumberland_Plain_Woodland/woodland_wildlife/invertebrate_animals/nymphes_myrmeleoides. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q1651408 entry
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