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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae) » Microminae » Micromus » Micromus posticus
Photo#231687
Some type of fly? - Micromus posticus
Copyright © 2008 MoeAtIowaVoice

Some type of fly? - Micromus posticus
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
October 5, 2008
Size: 4-5mm
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Contributed by MoeAtIowaVoice on 6 October, 2008 - 9:57pm
Last updated 19 December, 2008 - 4:59am

Moved
Moved from Brown Lacewings.
… Ron M., 19 December, 2008 - 4:59am login or register to post comments

#231687 Identification – Micromus posticus
Identification.
… John D. Oswald, 18 December, 2008 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

This is a Brown Lacewing
But I can't take it to species :(

Please look through these images:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3577/bgimage
… Ron M., 8 October, 2008 - 2:15am login or register to post comments

 
I'm thinking Hemorobius sp.
I'm thinking Hemorobius sp.
… MoeAtIowaVoice, 8 October, 2008 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

 
that's quite possible...
...but the pic is not good enough to tell; i suggest frassing
… v belov, 17 December, 2008 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ron!
Thanks, Ron!
… MoeAtIowaVoice, 8 October, 2008 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

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