Anomalochrysa debilis

Natural history and identification

Anomalochrysa debilis is a Hawaiian endemic lacewing with records from Kauaʻi and several other main islands. The Bishop Museum checklist includes Anomalochrysa nana and Anomalochrysopa debilis among names used for it. A state biological assessment records adults in light traps on Hawaiʻi Island. Those captures document adult activity but do not establish a Kauaʻi prey species or larval host; the lacewing’s range should not be reduced to Kauaʻi alone.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Bishop Museum checklist treatment records Kauaʻi occurrence.

Evidence limits

The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Anomalochrysa debilis

Family

Chrysopidae

Order

Neuroptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Endemic

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Anomalochrysa debilis is a Hawaiian endemic lacewing with records from Kauaʻi and several other main islands.

Sources and further reading

• Bishop Museum terrestrial arthropod checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source
• Natural history and identification — species source