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Scientific Name
Conwentzia pineticola
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Conwentzia pineticola Enderlein, 1905
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Dusky Wing
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 | Coniopterygidae |
| Subfamily | Coniopteryginae |
| Tribe | Conwentziini |
| Genus | Conwentzia |
| Species | Conwentzia pineticola |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
In North America, this species is recorded from southern Canada and the United States from Newfoundland to Florida and west to Manitoba and Minnesota. In the Old world it is found all across Europe, North Africa, Siberia and Mongolia. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habitat Tags
-
terrestrial
Although most records are from coniferous trees, it has also been beaten from a variety of deciduous species. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Trophic Class Tags
-
Predator-Piercer
The larvae have been described based on European material that were abundant on orchard trees. Here they would consume from 15 to 35 mites and their eggs per day; the adults were also very predatory consuming another 30-40 mites per day. (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
0
References
Vouchers
24
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 2:19:30 PM
Notes
They have 2 to 3 generations per year, passing the winter as prepupae in their pupal cocoons on bark of the host trees. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
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