Lomamyia occidentalis

Lomamyia occidentalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Berothidae

Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia. Biology Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus.

Distribution

Lomamyia occidentalis — (c) Chris Ratzlaff, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Chris Ratzlaff, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLomamyia, Wikipedia contributors

Lomamyia occidentalis

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