Sisyra terminalis

Description

A small pale-brown lacewing, with typical Sisyridae wing venation of three longitudinal veins in the forewing.  The antennae are dark at the base and light at the tip.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photographs of a specimen, showing antennae and wing venation.

Further Information

Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme website https://www.laars.jamesjepson.com/sisyridae-spongeflies/

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Species profile

Species group:
insect - lacewing (Neuroptera)
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Neuroptera
Family:
Sisyridae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
01/08/2025 (Graves, Hazel)
Last record:
01/08/2025 (Graves, Hazel)

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