Hemerobius stigma is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3] The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on adelgidae growing on pine plantations, and was first noted as being present in the country in 1935, however was not able to be established.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Hemerobiidae |
| Genus: | Hemerobius |
| Species: | H. stigma
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| Hemerobius stigma Stephens, 1836
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References edit
- ^ "Hemerobius stigma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hemerobius stigma". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hemerobius stigma species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Wise, K. A. J. (1995). "Records Concerning Biological Control of Insect Pests by Neuropteroidea (Insecta) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 32: 101–117. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906455. Wikidata Q58677493.
Further reading edit
- Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
External links edit
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