pleasing lacewing

plural pleasing lacewings

1. Any insect of the family Dilaridae.

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

   1992, Diomedes Quintero, Annette Aiello, Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies, page 450

   2 more examples

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

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

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

   2006, Encyclopedia Americana, volume 1, page 645

   Synonyms: dilarid