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Conwentzia psociformis - Flashed I new I had some images of a dustywing ID&#039;d to species somewhere :o)<br /> This one was sitting so still that it allowed me to experiment a little and take another image with a long exposure and natural light from behind the wings shining through, thus giving a more useful view on some details important in ID:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86408/conwentzia_psociformis_-_backlight.html" title="Conwentzia psociformis - Backlight"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/86408_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=aYvdRJs60LYMTLgH6yZoIdh3jAE%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Conwentzia psociformis - Backlight Luckily this little Dustywing was sitting fairly still for a while, so I had a chance at taking this image with a long exposure and natural backlight (as opposed to the flashed image below). The backlight through the wings brings out the wing venation quite well and also even shows up a shadow/contour of the much smaller hind wing, typical for Contwentzia spp.<br /> Here is the same scene while using a flash:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86409/conwentzia_psociformis_-_flashed.html Coniopterygidae,Conwentzia,Conwentzia psociformis,Dustywing,Jane&#039;s garden,Netherlands,Neuroptera" /></a></figure> Coniopterygidae,Conwentzia,Conwentzia psociformis,Dustywing,Jane's garden,Netherlands,Neuroptera Click/tap to enlarge

Conwentzia psociformis - Flashed

I new I had some images of a dustywing ID'd to species somewhere :o)
This one was sitting so still that it allowed me to experiment a little and take another image with a long exposure and natural light from behind the wings shining through, thus giving a more useful view on some details important in ID:

Conwentzia psociformis - Backlight Luckily this little Dustywing was sitting fairly still for a while, so I had a chance at taking this image with a long exposure and natural backlight (as opposed to the flashed image below). The backlight through the wings brings out the wing venation quite well and also even shows up a shadow/contour of the much smaller hind wing, typical for Contwentzia spp.<br /> Here is the same scene while using a flash:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86409/conwentzia_psociformis_-_flashed.html Coniopterygidae,Conwentzia,Conwentzia psociformis,Dustywing,Jane's garden,Netherlands,Neuroptera

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The Conwentzia psociformis

Conwentzia psociformis is a species of "Dustywing" (Coniopterygidae) living on broad leaved trees and shrubs in large parts of western Europe.

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Similar species: Net-winged Insects
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Nov 9, 2019.
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