Creeping Water Bug vs Thread-winged Antlion Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Creeping Water Bug Thread-winged Antlion Lacewing
Scientific Name Ilyocoris cimicoides Croce filipennis
Order Hemiptera Neuroptera
Family Naucoridae Nemopteridae
Size 12-16 mm 15-20 mm forewing; hindwings up to 80 mm
Habitat Ponds & Lakes Heathland
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Europe Southern Africa
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Creeping Water Bug

A robust aquatic bug that crawls along pond bottoms and delivers a painful bite.

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Did You Know?

Its forelegs are powerfully built raptorial limbs for seizing prey.

Thread-winged Antlion Lacewing

A bizarre nemopterid with extremely long, thread-like hindwings. Males have hindwings that can be several times their body length.

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Did You Know?

Its hindwings can be four times longer than the forewings, trailing behind like fine threads.