Chasmoptera huttii
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Chasmoptera huttii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Nemopteridae |
Genus: | Chasmoptera |
Species: | C. huttii
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Binomial name | |
Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood, 1848)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Nemoptera huttii Westwood, 1848 |
Chasmoptera huttii (common name – spoon winged lacewing) is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae).[2] found in Western Australia.[1]
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]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Chasmoptera huttii". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood 1848) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood, 1848)". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b 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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