Chasmoptera superba

Chasmoptera superba
feeding on a Darwinia sp., near Cunderdin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Chasmoptera
Species:
C. superba
Binomial name
Chasmoptera superba
Tillyard, 1925

Chasmoptera superba is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae). endemic to Western Australia.

It was first described in 1925 by Robert John Tillyard.

The adults are diurnal flying insects. The larvae are predatory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chasmoptera superba Tillyard, 1925 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Chasmoptera superba". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chasmoptera superba Tillyard, 1925". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Tillyard, Robert John (1925). "A new species of spoon-winged lacewing (family Nemopteridae, order Neuroptera Planipennia) from Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 12: 1–4. ISSN 0035-922X. Wikidata Q109911958.