Neuroptera Lacewing
Vendor: Fossils in Amber
SKU Number: SQ6636683
This is a complete specimen of a Neuroptera lacewing from the Cretaceous amber deposits of Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar. The composition of this insect, the detail of the eyes, the positioning of the antennae and the venation on the wings put this specimen at the top of the quality scale.
The order this insect belongs to is one of the most primitive to exhibit complete metamorphosis. Neuroptera adults have 2 pairs of membranous wings that exhibit complex venation. Lacewings are predators and have biting mouth parts including large maxillary palp and labial palp. Lacewings reside in the same order as mantis flies and it’s easy to see how those forelegs could have evolved to be raptorial, as in the mantis flies.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossils in Amber
SKU Number: SQ6636683
This is a complete specimen of a Neuroptera lacewing from the Cretaceous amber deposits of Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar. The composition of this insect, the detail of the eyes, the positioning of the antennae and the venation on the wings put this specimen at the top of the quality scale.
The order this insect belongs to is one of the most primitive to exhibit complete metamorphosis. Neuroptera adults have 2 pairs of membranous wings that exhibit complex venation. Lacewings are predators and have biting mouth parts including large maxillary palp and labial palp. Lacewings reside in the same order as mantis flies and it’s easy to see how those forelegs could have evolved to be raptorial, as in the mantis flies.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossils in Amber
SKU Number: SQ6636683
This is a complete specimen of a Neuroptera lacewing from the Cretaceous amber deposits of Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar. The composition of this insect, the detail of the eyes, the positioning of the antennae and the venation on the wings put this specimen at the top of the quality scale.
The order this insect belongs to is one of the most primitive to exhibit complete metamorphosis. Neuroptera adults have 2 pairs of membranous wings that exhibit complex venation. Lacewings are predators and have biting mouth parts including large maxillary palp and labial palp. Lacewings reside in the same order as mantis flies and it’s easy to see how those forelegs could have evolved to be raptorial, as in the mantis flies.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Additional Information
Amber (‘Burmite’) from the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar has been known since at least the 1st century AD. It is currently being produced from a hill known as Noije Bum, which was first documented as a source of amber in 1836.
This site occurs within the Hukawng Basin, which is comprised of folded sedimentary (±volcanic) rocks of Cretaceous and Cenozoic age. The mine exposes a variety of clastic sedimentary rocks, with thin limestone beds, and abundant carbonaceous material. The sediments were deposited in a nearshore marine environment, such as a bay or estuary.
References:
The order Neuroptera
Burmese Amber
Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng Valley, Northern Myanmar
