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Micromus tasmaniae

Tasmanian Brown Lacewing at Ainslie, ACT

Micromus tasmaniae at Ainslie, ACT - 14 Sep 2018
Micromus tasmaniae at Ainslie, ACT - 14 Sep 2018
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Micromus tasmaniae 9 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Micromus tasmaniae 8 Nov 2018 KimPullen
Stenosmylus sp. (genus) 11 Oct 2018 jb2602

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KimPullen wrote:
   8 Nov 2018
Seems to match Micromus better. Stenosmylus has a slightly pointed apex to the wing, Micromus has it rounded. An important distinction is that Osmylidae (e.g. Stenosmylus) have ocelli, whereas Hemerobiidae (e.g. Micromus) don't, but that kind of detail is not visible in these images.

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