Mallada signatus
Species of lacewing insect
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Mallada signatus, commonly known as the green lacewing[2] is a species of insect described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Schneider in 1851.[3]
| Mallada signatus | |
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| Mallada signatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Chrysopidae |
| Genus: | Mallada |
| Species: | M. signatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mallada signatus Schneider, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mallada alcatoa, Banks, 1943 Chrysopa alcatoa, Banks, 1943[1] Mallada signata, Schneider, 1851 | |
It is one of the species most commonly found in southern Australia.[4]
They closely resemble Plesiochyrsa ramburi, however, the late instar larva and adults of Mallada signatus are smaller, with minimal dark markings on the head of the adults.[5]
They can be negatively affected by feeding on prey which has been in contact with neem oil.[6]
