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pleasing lacewing

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pleasing lacewing (plural pleasing lacewings)

  1. Any insect of the family Dilaridae.
    • 1992, Diomedes Quintero, Annette Aiello, Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies, page 450:
      Adams (1970) divides pleasing lacewings into two subfamilies, based on profound differences in male claspers.
    • 1996, Gary A. Dunn, Insects of the Great Lakes Region, page 154:
      A single, rare species of pleasing lacewing, Nallachius americanus (MacLachlan), occurs in the southern parts of the Great Lakes region.
    • 2006, Encyclopedia Americana, volume 1, page 645:
      Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies.

Synonyms

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  • (any species of Dilaridae): dilarid
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