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beaded lacewing

noun

Definitions

  1. Any insect of the family Berothidae.

    • Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies.
    • Extant beaded lacewings are rare, slender, small to medium insects that have a worldwide distribution.
    • The family Berothidae, or beaded lacewings, is another family (about 110 species) of small (forewing length 6-15 mm), delicate lacewings occurring on all continents (except Antarctica).

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