Kingdom Animalia Family Hemerobiidae Rank Genus | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Neuroptera | |
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Similar Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae, Micromus variegatus, Hemerobius, Hemerobius humulinus | ||
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.
Contents
Micromus angulatus
Species
There are about 160 species in the genus.
References
Micromus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA