Micromus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793)
(a brown lacewing)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicromus variegatus (a brown lacewing)
GenusMicromus (a genus of brown lacewings)
FamilyHEMEROBIIDAE (brown lacewings)
SuborderHEMEROBIIFORMIA (a suborder of lacewings)
OrderNEUROPTERA (lacewings)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Micromus variegatus (a brown lacewing) :
1: Micromus variegatus (a brown lacewing)
15 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on backdoor
Image 1: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white background
2: Micromus variegatus (a brown lacewing)
6 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors, in early evening
Image 1: Lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Lateral view - magnified - grey background

Micromus variegatus (a brown lacewing) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Micromus variegatus (a brown lacewing)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Micromus variegatus (a brown lacewing)
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