Chasmoptera huttii explained

Chasmoptera huttii (common name – spoon winged lacewing) is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae).[1] found in Western Australia.[2]

It was first described in 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood as Nemoptera huttii.[3] [4] The original species epithet, Huttii, honours John Hutt, governor of Western Australia (1839–1846).

The adults are diurnal flying insects.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood 1848) - Encyclopedia of Life. 2021-12-02. eol.org.
  2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Chasmoptera huttii . live. 2021-12-02. biodiversity.org.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203050504/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Chasmoptera_huttii . 3 December 2021 .
  3. Web site: Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood, 1848). live. 2021-12-03. www.gbif.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203050502/https://www.gbif.org/species/2109927 . 3 December 2021 .
  4. Westwood, J.O. . 1848. Description of Nemoptera huttii, from Western Australia. . Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . 5 . XXVI-XXVII.

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