Meaning of silky lacewing | Babel Free

Definitions

Any insect of the family Psychopsidae.

Examples

“The beautiful silky lacewings (Psychopsidae) have their headquarters in Australia, where some 12 species have been described.”

“Psychopsidae, the silky lacewings, is clearly the most plesiomorphic family of the superfamily, with 26 species conforming to an early Gondwanan distribution in South Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia.”

“The suborder consists of five extant families; the Psychopsidae (silky lacewings), Nemopteridae (spoon- or thread- winged lacewings), Nymphidae (split-footed lacewings), Myrmeleontidae (antlions), and Ascalaphidae (owlflies).”

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