Micromus angulatus

Micromus angulatus

Micromus angulatus (Stephens, 1836) is a common and wide spread species of "Brown Lacewing" (family Hemerobiidae), native to large parts of the Palearctic. It also occurs in North America and it might well be native there too (and hence an original Holarctic species), but it is also possible that it was introduced to the Americas long ago. There is no hard data supporting either theory, so more investigation would be needed.
Micromus angulatus Example of Micromus angulatus. ID characters here: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52130/micromus_angulatus_id.html Hemerobiidae,Micromus,Micromus angulatus,Neuroptera

Food

As with most lacewings, the larvae feed on numerous species of smaller arthropods, such as Aphids (like Aphis frangulae,
Macrosiphum rosae and Myzus persicae) and mite (such as Tetranychus urticae) among others.

Stelzl & Hassan (1992) developed methods for mass-rearing this species so it might be used in biological control of various pests on cultured crops.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderNeuroptera
FamilyHemerobiidae
GenusMicromus
SpeciesMicromus angulatus
Photographed in
Netherlands