Family

Stream Lacewings

Osmylidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderNeuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
FamilyOsmylidae (Stream Lacewings)

Species in this group

Endemic

Kempynus incisus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Osmylus fulvicephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stenosmylus stenopterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stenosmylus tenuis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Porismus strigatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Stream Lacewings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	~20%
	Stenosmylus stenopterus			~10%
	Stenosmylus tenuis			~10%
	Pied Lacewing			~10%
2	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~10%
	Kempynus incisus			~10%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Giant Stream Lacewing			~10%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Giant Stream Lacewing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	~10%
	Stenosmylus stenopterus			~10%
	Stenosmylus tenuis			<5%
	Pied Lacewing			<5%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~10%
	Pied Lacewing			<5%
	Stenosmylus stenopterus			<5%
3	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Pied Lacewing			<5%

Stream Lacewings

Species in this group

Kempynus incisus

Giant Stream Lacewing

Stenosmylus stenopterus

Stenosmylus tenuis

Pied Lacewing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Stream Lacewings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked