Blue Eyes Lacewing

Blue Eyes Lacewing

Nymphes myrmeleonoides

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Springbrook National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Springbrook National Park From 2019 to 2026
109 In all 6 parks
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Blue Eyes Lacewing

Nymphes myrmeleonides is an Australian insect in the order Neuroptera, also known as the blue eyes lacewing. It is found in areas of New South Wales and Queensland. The species have a body length of up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) and a wingspan of up to 11 cm (4.3 in), each wing ending in a white tip. The larvae of N. myrmeleonides resemble antlions and construct pit traps by burrowing into loose soil. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Eyes Lacewing in Springbrook National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Eyes Lacewing sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue Eyes Lacewing in Springbrook National Park?

November and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Eyes Lacewing in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue Eyes Lacewing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Eyes Lacewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Springbrook National Park the best place to see a Blue Eyes Lacewing?

4th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue Eyes Lacewing sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 20%), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Blue Eyes Lacewing live in Springbrook National Park?

Same order: Neuroptera

The closest relatives of the Blue Eyes Lacewing that you can see in Springbrook National Park (order Neuroptera, Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies) are Ditaxis biseriata (about 10%) and Tasmanian Brown Lacewing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue Eyes Lacewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue Eyes Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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