Brown lacewings (family Hemerobiidae)

Like green lacewings, some brown lacewings can be identified using a decent hand-lens while living but a higher proportion may require sight of the tip of an abdomen. However, even with those that can be identified from characters visible without manipulating the insect, details like the number of radial vein branches or the presence/absence of a recurrent humeral vein can be impossible to see in any but the very best quality photographs, so observers are advised to retain specimens until they have identified them rather than assuming an ID will be possible from a photo.

Micromus angulatus

Micromus paganus

Micromus variegatus

Hemerobius humulinus

Hemerobius stigma

Hemerobius pini

Hemerobius nitidulus

Hemerobius micans

Hemerobius lutescens

Wesmaelius concinnus

Wesmaelius nervosus

Wesmaelius subnebulosus

Sympherobius elegans

Sympherobius pygmaeus

Sympherobius pellucidus