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Micromus
Micromus is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae (the brown lacewings). These small (4-10 mm long) insects are found worldwide. 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. The species Micromus tasmaniae has been mass-bred for biological pest control in Australia.
41 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Micromus posticus
speciesMicromus posticus
Tasmanian Brown Lacewing
speciesMicromus tasmaniae
Micromus subanticus
speciesMicromus subanticus
Variegated Brown Lacewing
speciesMicromus variegatus
Micromus angulatus
speciesMicromus angulatus
Micromus variolosus
speciesMicromus variolosus
Micromus paganus
speciesMicromus paganus
Micromus linearis
speciesMicromus linearis
Micromus timidus
speciesMicromus timidus
Micromus sjostedti
speciesMicromus sjostedti
Micromus oblongus
speciesMicromus oblongus
Micromus canariensis
speciesMicromus canariensis
Micromus calidus
speciesMicromus calidus
Micromus numerosus
speciesMicromus numerosus
Micromus bifasciatus
speciesMicromus bifasciatus
Micromus lanosus
speciesMicromus lanosus
Micromus borealis
speciesMicromus borealis
Micromus montanus
speciesMicromus montanus
Micromus africanus
speciesMicromus africanus
Micromus swezeyi
speciesMicromus swezeyi
Micromus remiformis
speciesMicromus remiformis
Micromus fuscatus
speciesMicromus fuscatus
Micromus paradoxus
speciesMicromus paradoxus
Micromus dissimilis
speciesMicromus dissimilis
Micromus vulcanius
speciesMicromus vulcanius
Micromus brunnescens
speciesMicromus brunnescens
Micromus longispinosus
speciesMicromus longispinosus
Micromus minimus
speciesMicromus minimus
Micromus rubrinervis
speciesMicromus rubrinervis
Micromus subochraceus
speciesMicromus subochraceus
Micromus vagus
speciesMicromus vagus
Micromus tianmuanus
speciesMicromus tianmuanus
Micromus pallidius
speciesMicromus pallidius
St Helenian Brown Lacewing
speciesMicromus atlanticus
Micromus gradatus
speciesMicromus gradatus
Micromus usingeri
speciesMicromus usingeri
Cookes' Brown Lacewing
speciesMicromus cookeorum
Micromus mirimaculatus
speciesMicromus mirimaculatus
Micromus yunnanus
speciesMicromus yunnanus
Micromus lobipennis
speciesMicromus lobipennis
Micromus angularis
speciesMicromus angularis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210207.