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Scientific Name
Micromus subanticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Micromus subanticus (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 subanticus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Although this species is primarily an inhabitant of eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida, there are also numerous records from as far west as California. It is also known from Cuba and Hispaniola. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habitat Tags
-
terrestrial
Larvae have been taken on deciduous orchards as well as field crops. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Trophic Class Tags
-
Predator-Piercer
Both larvae and adults consume aphids and other similar small arthropods. (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
7
References
Vouchers
41
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 1:43:11 PM
Notes
The life cycle may be as short as 10 days, but is more commonly 2-3 weeks. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
