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Drepanacra binocula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Hemerobiidae
Genus:	Drepanacra
Species:	D. binocula
Binomial name
Drepanacra binocula (Newman, 1838)
Synonyms
Drepanacra binocula var. suboculata Tillyard, 1923 Drepanacra binocula var. excisa Tillyard, 1923 Drepanacra binocula var. divisa Tillyard, 1923 Drepanacra binocula var. bilineata Tillyard, 1923 Drepanacra binocula Tillyard, 1917 Drepanacra norfolkensis Tillyard, 1917 Drepanacra instabilis Tillyard, 1917 Drepanacra binocula var. rubrinervis Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra binocula var. pallida Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra binocula var. tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra binocula var. longitudinalis Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra froggatti Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra hardyi Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra instabilis var. rubrinervis Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra instabilis var. pallida Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra humilis var. longitudinalis Tillyard, 1916 Drepanacra humilis var. tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 Drepanepteryx maori Hare, Drepanacra humilior (Hare, ) Drepanepteryx humilior Hare, Megalomus lanceolatus Gerstaecker, Drepanepteryx instabilis McLachlan, 1863 Drepanacra instabilis var. instabilis (McLachlan, 1863) Drepanacra humilis var. humilis (McLachlan, 1863) Drepanacra instabilis (McLachlan, 1863) Drepanacra humilis (McLachlan, 1863) Drepanepteryx humilis McLachlan, 1863 Hemerobius binoculus (Newman, 1838) Drepanepteryx binocula Newman, 1838

Drepanacra binocula, known as the Australian variable lacewing, is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae, found across Australia and New Zealand, including Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands.

Description

Australian variable lacewings are typically found in colonies of the insects they prey on. It has been seen feeding on a variety of hosts, including Psyllidae, spruce aphids, pine aphids, whiteflies, Eriosoma lanigerum and Trioza vitreoradiata. Drepanacra binocula can be identified by the distinctive shape and brown colour of its wings.

The species has been established in New Zealand since at least 1930. Drepanacra binocula is host to a parasitic wasp, the Lacewing Parasitoid Wasp Anacharis zealandica.

References

1. ^ Tillyard, R. J. (1923) Descriptions of new species and varieties of lacewings (Order Neuroptera Planipennia) from New Zealand, belonging to the families Berothidae and Hemerobiidae., Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Wellington 54:217-225.
2. ^ Tillyard, R. J. (1917) Odonata, Planipennia, and Trichoptera from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands., Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42:529-544.
3. ^ Tillyard, R. J. (1916) Studies in Australian Neuroptera. No. iv. The families Ithonidae, Hemerobiidae, Sisyridae, Berothidae, and the new family Trichomatidae; with a discussion of their characters and relationships, and descriptions of new and little-known genera and species., Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41:269-332.
4. ^ Hare, E. J. (1909) Some additions to the Perlidae, Neuroptera-Planipennia, and Trichoptera of New Zealand., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 42:29-33.
5. Gerstaecker, A. (1884) Zwei fernere decaden Australischer Neuroptera Megaloptera., Mitteilungen aus dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein für Neu-Vorpommern und Rugen 16:84-116.
6. ^ McLachlan, R. (1863) On some new species of neuropterous insects from Australia and New Zealand, belonging to the family Hemerobiidae., Journal of Entomology: descriptive and geographical 2:111-116.
7. ^ Newman, E. (1838) Entomological Notes., Entomological Magazine, London 5:168–181, 372–402, 483–500.
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9. LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
10. Wise, K. A. J. (1991). "Distribution and Zoogeography of New Zealand Megaloptera and Neuroptera". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 28: 211–227. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906418. OCLC 9987205282. Wikidata Q58677416.
11. ^ Martin, N A (2018). "Factsheet: Australian variable lacewing - Drepanacra binocula". Landcare Research. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
12. ^ 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. OCLC 947969039. Wikidata Q58677493.

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