''Mallada signatus'', commonly known as the green lacewing is a species of insect described by in 1851.
It is one of the species most commonly found in southern Australia.
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.
They can be negatively effected by feeding on prey which has been in contact with
neem oil
Neem oil, also known as margosa oil, is a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the neem (''Azadirachta indica''), a tree which is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent and has been introduced to many other areas in the tropics. It i ...
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Work in which Schneider described the species
Chrysopidae
Insects of Australia
Insects described in 1851
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