#4024 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects

Variegated Brown Lacewing

🇳🇱 Bont gaasvliegje ·Micromus variegatus

🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Rupert Lees · CC BY 4.0
2. © Léo-Guy de Repentigny · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Philip Mark Osso · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © David Renoult · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Park Oudegein, 3432 Nieuwegein, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Park Oudegein, 3432 Nieuwegein, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Vriescheloo, Nederland:© Dorine Post · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Westerpark, Breda, Nederland:© Jurriën de Vries · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Graafland, Groot-Ammers, Zuid-Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
10. Groningen, Crematoriumlaan, 9747 AJ Groningen, Netherlands:© Mick Elliot · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Micromus variegatus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

base stats

NL sightings 92iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,172iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 92 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
3,172 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 (233 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Variegated Brown Lacewing
Nederlands: Bont gaasvliegje
scientific name: Micromus variegatus
class: Insecta
order: Neuroptera
family: Hemerobiidae
sightings in NL: 92
sightings in Europe: 2,834
sightings worldwide: 3,172
GBIF records in NL: 4,444
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1793 by Johan Christian Fabricius

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 364111, Wikidata Q1838809, GBIF 2102584, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.