| Mallada signatus | |
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| Mallada signatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Chrysopidae |
| Genus: | Mallada |
| Species: | M. signatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mallada signatus Schneider, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
Mallada alcatoa, Banks, 1943 Chrysopa alcatoa, Banks, 1943 [1] Mallada signata, Schneider, 1851 | |
Mallada signatus, commonly known as the green lacewing [2] is a species of insect described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Schneider in 1851. [3]
It is one of the species most commonly found in southern Australia. [4]
They closely resemble Plesiochyrsa ramburi , however, the late instar larva and adults of Mallada signatus are smaller, with minimal dark markings on the head of the adults. [5]
They can be negatively affected by feeding on prey which has been in contact with neem oil. [6]
