pleasing lacewing

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Noun

pleasing lacewing (plural pleasing lacewings)

1. Any insect of the family Dilaridae.
   • 1992, Diomedes Quintero, Annette Aiello, Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies, page 450:

     Adams (1970) divides pleasing lacewings into two subfamilies, based on profound differences in male claspers.

   • 1996, Gary A. Dunn, Insects of the Great Lakes Region, page 154:

     A single, rare species of pleasing lacewing, Nallachius americanus (MacLachlan), occurs in the southern parts of the Great Lakes region.

   • 2006, Encyclopedia Americana, volume 1, page 645:

     Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies.

Synonyms

• (any species of Dilaridae): dilarid