Neuroptera
E1022661
Neuroptera is an order of insects commonly known as lacewings, antlions, and their relatives, characterized by net-veined wings and predatory larvae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neuroptera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13082223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neuroptera Context triple: [Insecta, includesOrder, Neuroptera]
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A.
Odonata
Odonata is an order of insects that includes dragonflies and damselflies, known for their elongated bodies, large multifaceted eyes, and two pairs of strong, transparent wings.
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B.
Homaloptera
Homaloptera is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches native mainly to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Isoptera
Isoptera is the insect order comprising termites, known for their eusocial colonies, wood-feeding habits, and significant ecological and economic impacts.
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D.
Diptera
Diptera is a large order of insects characterized by having a single pair of functional wings and includes flies, mosquitoes, midges, and gnats.
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E.
Semioptera
Semioptera is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for its distinctive male plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neuroptera Target entity description: Neuroptera is an order of insects commonly known as lacewings, antlions, and their relatives, characterized by net-veined wings and predatory larvae.
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A.
Odonata
Odonata is an order of insects that includes dragonflies and damselflies, known for their elongated bodies, large multifaceted eyes, and two pairs of strong, transparent wings.
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B.
Homaloptera
Homaloptera is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches native mainly to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Isoptera
Isoptera is the insect order comprising termites, known for their eusocial colonies, wood-feeding habits, and significant ecological and economic impacts.
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D.
Diptera
Diptera is a large order of insects characterized by having a single pair of functional wings and includes flies, mosquitoes, midges, and gnats.
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E.
Semioptera
Semioptera is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for its distinctive male plumage and elaborate courtship displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | insect order ⓘ |
| adultFeedingType | predatory or nectar-feeding depending on family ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
lacewings and allies
ⓘ
net-winged insects ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Megaloptera
ⓘ
Raphidioptera ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | biological control agents of pest insects ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | Permian to Recent ⓘ |
| habitat |
near freshwater (for some families such as Sisyridae)
ⓘ
terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
chewing mouthparts
ⓘ
holometabolous development ⓘ large compound eyes ⓘ long filiform antennae ⓘ net-veined wings ⓘ often nocturnal adults ⓘ predatory larvae ⓘ soft-bodied adults ⓘ two pairs of membranous wings ⓘ |
| historicalName | Planipennia ⓘ |
| includes |
Ascalaphidae
ⓘ
Berothidae ⓘ Chrysopidae ⓘ Coniopterygidae ⓘ Crocidae ⓘ Dilaridae ⓘ Hemerobiidae ⓘ Ithonidae ⓘ Mantispidae ⓘ Myrmeleontidae ⓘ Nemopteridae ⓘ Nevrorthidae ⓘ Nymphidae ⓘ Osmylidae ⓘ Psychopsidae ⓘ Rhachiberothidae ⓘ Sisyridae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalAdaptation |
extra-oral digestion
ⓘ
sickle-shaped mandibles ⓘ |
| larvalFeedingType | predatory ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| metamorphosisType | complete metamorphosis ⓘ |
| notableGroup |
antlions
ⓘ
brown lacewings ⓘ green lacewings ⓘ owlflies ⓘ |
| phylogeneticRelation | closely related to Megaloptera and Raphidioptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | eggs often laid on stalks (in many lacewings) ⓘ |
| suborder |
Hemerobiiformia (in some classifications)
ⓘ
Myrmeleontiformia (in some classifications) ⓘ Neuropterida (as part of higher clade) ⓘ
linked to:
Pterygota
|
| subphylum | Hexapoda ⓘ |
| superorder | Endopterygota ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Neuropteris (historically misapplied; modern usage varies) ⓘ |
| unrankedClade | Holometabola ⓘ |
| wingVenation | complex reticulate venation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Neuroptera Description of subject: Neuroptera is an order of insects commonly known as lacewings, antlions, and their relatives, characterized by net-veined wings and predatory larvae.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.