BugCampInsectsBiodiversityRyerson WoodsDiptera Database
Insects
 
A dobsonfly (family Corydalidae), preys on other insects.
Photo courtesy of Jim Rowan
 

Neuroptera
(lacewings, antlions)

Almost all Neuroptera varieties are predators that eat other insects. The mantispids, which look something like praying mantises, deposit their young on flowers. The young then jump on and attach themselves to visiting bees. They ride the bee into the beehive and then detach from the bee and eat bee larvae.

Lacewings are named for their transparent wings which look like lace curtains.

All about... BugCamp | Insects | Biodiversity | Ryerson | Diptera Database


© 1999-2000 The Field Museum, All Rights Reserved
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496
312.922.9410

Copyright Information | Linking Policy

HelpSite Mapsearchfield museum homeInsect relativesOrthopteraOdonataNeuropteraMecopteraMantodeaLepidopteraHymenopteraHemipteraDermapteraDipteraColeoptera