Chasmoptera huttii

Chasmoptera huttii is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae).^[2] found in Western Australia.^[1]

Chasmoptera huttii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Nemopteridae
Genus:	Chasmoptera
Species:	C. huttii
Binomial name
Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
Nemoptera huttii Westwood, 1848

It was first described in 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood as Nemoptera huttii.^[3][4] The original species epithet, Huttii, honours John Hutt, governor of Western Australia (1839–1846).^[4]

The adults are diurnal flying insects.^[1]

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  Moore River NP
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