thread-winged lacewing
insect
Also known as: Nemopteridae, spoon-winged lacewing
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taxonomy of neuropteran
- In neuropteran: Annotated classification
Family Nemopteridae (thread-winged or spoon-winged lacewings) Adults delicate; head snoutlike; antennae short; posterior wings greatly elongated, ribbonlike or threadlike; often expanded distally to appear spoonlike. Larval antennae long, filiform; jaws incurved; mandibles with or without internal teeth; with or without an elongated neck formed by anterior…
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