Conwentzia sp
These are small grey-white winged insects related to lacewings. They are often known as waxwing lacewings or dustywing lacewings. The wings have a dusty appearance caused by a white waxy substance which the insect produces itself.
Widespread in England and Wales.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 August 2011
female
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
23 July 2013
specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lacewings & Scorpionflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Neuroptera
- Family:
- Coniopterygidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 28/08/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 10/01/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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