Species Ithone fusca Newman, 1838
- Ithone fusca Newman, E. 1838. Entomological notes. Entomological Magazine. London 5: 180-181, 372-402 [181].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, New Holland.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: cursorial, volant.
Larva: scarabaeiform, subterranean.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae possibly feed on plant exudates, adults may be found in large swarms which are male-biased.
General References
Gallard, L. 1932. Notes on the feeding habits of the brown moth-lacewing Ithone fusca. Australian Naturalist 8: 168-170 (adult and larval biology)
Riek, E.F. 1974. The Australian moth-lacewings (Neuroptera: Ithonidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 13: 37-54 (adult and larval biology)
Tillyard, R.J. 1922. The life-history of the moth-lacewing Ithone fusca Newman (Neuroptera, Planipennia). Bulletin of Entomological Research 13: 205-223 (life history)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |