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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae) » Hemerobiinae » Hemerobius » Hemerobius humulinus
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Brown Lacewing - Hemerobius humulinus
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Brown Lacewing - Hemerobius humulinus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
October 28, 2009
Size: 7mm
I haven't seen this brown lacewing in a few months. As I have not noticed them during the summer, I think it's safe to interpret the distribution data as them being present October - March. Next few months should either verify or deny this hypothesis.
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 29 October, 2009 - 9:32am
Last updated 17 January, 2021 - 4:44pm

Moved
Moved from Wesmaelius. Agreed with Patrick, there aren't any species of Wesmaelius known from the southeastern US. Presumably the original ID was based on the lighter stripe down the body, but that also occurs in Hemerobius humulinus, which is within range. The head structure differs between the genera, and Wesmaelius typically has grayer wings.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 17 January, 2021 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

sure this is Wesmaelius?
I'm wondering about the genus of this one. It does not look too close to the other Wesmaelius we have here, and that genus is supposed to be largely northern, as are all our other specimens here. To me, your photo looks pretty close to some Hemerobius:


I could certainly be wrong--this is a difficult group.
… Cotinis, 9 February, 2013 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

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