Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00671
Coniocompsa zimmermani
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About Coniocompsa zimmermani
Coniocompsa zimmermani is a member of Coniopterygidae in the order Neuroptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Coniocompsa zimmermani (Coniocompsa zimmermani) is documented from Kauaʻi. Dustywings are tiny neuropterans whose larvae and adults prey on mites, scales, aphids and other small arthropods. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record prey/host vegetation, adult/larva, habitat, locality and microscopic voucher. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Coniocompsa zimmermani is a tiny introduced dustywing documented from Kauaʻi. Adults are delicate neuropterans; larvae are predatory and materially different in form.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey documented Kauaʻi specimens from Makaweli and Waimea; ITIS recognizes the species and treats it as introduced in Hawaiʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; predatory larva; pupa; adult.
Habitat
Foliage, bark and vegetation carrying small arthropod prey.
Food and ecological role
Mites and other tiny arthropods.
Reproduction
Eggs are placed on vegetation; larvae are active predators before pupating.
Movement
Adults fly locally; larvae hunt on plants.
Ecosystem role
Small arthropod predator.
Threats and impacts
Endemic taxa may be sensitive to habitat loss and broad-spectrum pesticides.
Monitoring
Record prey/host vegetation, adult/larva, habitat, locality and microscopic voucher.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Coniocompsa zimmermani
- Family
- Coniopterygidae
- Order
- Neuroptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Coniocompsa zimmermani is a member of Coniopterygidae in the order Neuroptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.