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beaded_lacewing
beaded lacewing
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A beaded lacewing
Noun
beaded lacewing (plural beaded lacewings)
- Any insect of the family Berothidae.
- 1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 1, page 645,
- Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies.
- 2001, George O. Poinar, Raif Milki, Lebanese Amber: The Oldest Insect Ecosystem in Fossilized Resin, page 40,
- Extant beaded lacewings are rare, slender, small to medium insects that have a worldwide distribution.
- 2008, Lionel Stange, Lacewings Antlions and Mantispids (Neuroptera), John L. Capinera (editor), Encyclopedia of Entomology, Volume 4, page 2106,
- The family Berothidae, or beaded lacewings, is another family (about 110 species) of small (forewing length 6-15 mm), delicate lacewings occurring on all continents (except Antarctica).
- 1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 1, page 645,
Synonyms
- (any species of Berothidae) berothid