Heteroconis ornata

Heteroconis ornata · Order: Neuroptera · Family: Coniopterygidae

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Heteroconis ornata
Photo: Tom, CC BY

A small colony has been recorded in West Auckland.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Heteroconis ornata belongs to the lacewing group native to Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The species lives in Queensland and New South Wales. A small colony has been established in West Auckland.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Heteroconis ornata photo 3
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY
Heteroconis ornata photo 4
Photo: Grey Smith, CC BY

Same family (Coniopterygidae)

Cryptoscenea australiensisCryptoscenea australiensisCryptoscenea australiensis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroconis_ornata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

How this page works

This is one bug's fact sheet. The colored box at the top says whether it is dangerous. Sections below cover how to recognize it, whether it is a pest, and how to deal with it. The US map shows which states have records; tap a state to see other bugs there.

Every fact on Bug FAQ comes from a named source (university extension sites, government agencies, GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia). The source is linked next to each section. If we have no source for something, we leave it out.