Drepanepteryx phalaenoides
A chestnut-brown lacewing, with broad wings that have dark veins and are hooked at the tip. The resemblance to a dead leaf is remarkable.
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Most records relate to woodlands (ref.Plant, C (2013) A key to the adults of British lacewings and their allies (FSC)
Rarely recorded - the Hinckley record in 2025 is the second known for VC55
David Taylor
Hinckley, Garden
01 July 2025
David Taylor
Hinckley, Garden
01 July 2025
David Taylor
Hinckley, Garden
01 July 2025
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- Lacewings & Scorpionflies
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- Records on NatureSpot:
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- First record:
- 01/07/2025 (Taylor, David)
- Last record:
- 01/07/2025 (Taylor, David)
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