Drepanepteryx phalaenoides
Drepanepteryx phalaenoides
Description
A chestnut-brown lacewing, with broad wings that have dark veins and are hooked at the tip. The resemblance to a dead leaf is remarkable.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
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Habitat
Most records relate to woodlands (ref.Plant, C (2013) A key to the adults of British lacewings and their allies (FSC)
VC55 Status
Rarely recorded - the Hinckley record in 2025 is the second known for VC55
David Taylor
Hinckley, Garden
01 July 2025
David Taylor
Hinckley, Garden
01 July 2025
David Taylor
Hinckley, Garden
01 July 2025
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