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Scientific Name
Meleoma signoretti
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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 | Chrysopidae |
| Subfamily | Chrysopinae |
| Tribe | Chrysopini |
| Genus | Meleoma |
| Species | Meleoma signoretti |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
In eastern North America the species is widespread north of the Mason-Dixon line, but further south it is more restricted to higher elevations in the Appalachian mountains. In Canada it is found as far west as British Columbia, but not further south into the western mountains. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Elevation Range Tags
- High
Habitat Tags
- terrestrial
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Trophic Class Tags
-
Predator-Piercer
The larvae undoubtedly feed on soft bodied 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
0
References
0
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:22:06 PM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/21/2019 2:32:36 PM
Notes
It is not specifically stated that the larvae make a trash packet, but considering their close morphological similarity to M. emucta, it is quite probable that they do. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
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