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Scientific Name
Micromus posticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Micromus posticus (Walker, 1853)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brown Lacewing Moth
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Neuroptera |
| Suborder | Hemerobiiformia |
| Family | Hemerobiidae |
| Subfamily | Microminae |
| Genus | Micromus |
| Species | Micromus posticus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
This is another North American species, Transcontinental in Canada, but most prevalent in eastern United States south into Florida and west to Texas. There are scattered records in the western states from Arizona, Colorado and Washington. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habitat Tags
- terrestrial
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Trophic Class Tags
-
Predator-Piercer
The larvae are predators on aphids and other small bodied arthropods on trees, both coniferous and deciduous, as well as on various commercial crops. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Neuroptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
27
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/21/2019 1:46:54 PM
Notes
This species probably has several generations a year, with adults overwintering. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
