spoon-winged lacewing
spoon-winged lacewing noun: any insect of the family Nemopteridae.
Noun
spoon-winged lacewing (plural spoon-winged lacewings)
- Any insect of the family Nemopteridae.
- The Myrmeleontiformia include antlions (Myrmeleontidae), owlflies (Ascalaphidae), spoon-winged lacewings (Nemopteridae), and two additional, rather obscure families.2004, Michael F. Whitimg, “21: Phylogeny of the Holometabolous Insects: The Most Successful Group of Terrestrial Organisms”, in Joel Cracraft, Michael J. Donoghue, editors, Assembling the Tree of...
- The spoon-winged lacewing, a neuropteran, has been reported as having specialist pollen- and nectarfeeding mouthparts (Krenn et al. 2008) and to be a proficient flower visitor, selecting Brassicaceae and Asteraceae, but especially Achillea.2011, Pat Willmer, Pollination and Floral Ecology, page 302
- Synonyms:
- nemopterid, thread-winged lacewing, thread-winged antlion, spoonwing
Synonyms of spoon-winged lacewing
- nemopterid
- thread-winged lacewing
- thread-winged antlion
- spoonwing
Forms of spoon-winged lacewing
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Questions about spoon-winged lacewing
- What does spoon-winged lacewing mean?
- Spoon-winged lacewing means any insect of the family Nemopteridae.
- What part of speech is spoon-winged lacewing?
- Spoon-winged lacewing is a noun.
- What is the plural of spoon-winged lacewing?
- The plural of spoon-winged lacewing is spoon-winged lacewings.
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