Order

Neuroptera (Antlions, lacewings, and allies)

Nothochrysa californica. Photo: (c) KW, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in the superfamily Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia) the latter including: alderflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies.

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Subtaxa

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