Chasmoptera huttii

Chasmoptera huttii (common name – spoon winged lacewing) is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae).[2] found in Western Australia.[1]

Chasmoptera huttii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Chasmoptera
Species:
C. huttii
Binomial name
Chasmoptera huttii
(Westwood, 1848)
Synonyms[1]

Nemoptera huttii Westwood, 1848

It was first described in 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood as Nemoptera huttii.[3][4] The original species epithet, Huttii, honours John Hutt, governor of Western Australia (1839–1846).[4]

The adults are diurnal flying insects.[1]

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Chasmoptera huttii". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood 1848) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood, 1848)". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. Westwood, J.O. (1848). "Description of Nemoptera huttii, from Western Australia". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 5: XXVI–XXVII.


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