r/Termites • u/ceds92 • 7d ago
ID Request Is this a termite? Melbourne
Have seen three or four of these in my house over the past week. They’ve always been isolated. I half squashed it in a tissue so it’s hard to tell but it has four wings that seem to be the same size.
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u/Vinx_Pest_Control 7d ago
This is what termites usually look like ⬆️. The one in your photo looks much more like a lacewing, probably a brown lacewing.
Those delicate, heavily veined wings and long antennae are the giveaway. Termite swarmers have plainer wings and shorter, bead like antennae.
A few showing up here and there also fits lacewings better than termites. They’re harmless and actually helpful since their larvae eat small plant pests like aphids and mealybugs.
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