Hemerobius

Summary 5

Hemerobius is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found throughout Europe and North America. 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.

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  1. (c) Anita Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anita Gould, http://www.flickr.com/photos/anitagould/2816521516/
  2. (c) Slimguy, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_04_23_Hemerobius_micans.jpg
  3. (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brown_Lacewing_-_Hemerobius_humulinus%3F,_Woodbridge,_Virginia.jpg
  4. (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lacewing,_Neuroptera._Family,_Hemerobiidae._Probably_Hemerobius_species_-_Flickr_-_gailhampshire.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerobius

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