spongillafly

spongillafly
/spun jil"euh fluy', spon-/, n., pl. spongillaflies.
spongefly.
[ < NL spongilla (L spong(ia) SPONGE + -illa dim. suffix) + FLY2]

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▪ insect
      any of a group of insects (order Neuroptera) that are smoky brown in colour and resemble lacewings. Females deposit clusters of eggs under a silky web near or on the water. The larva lives as a parasite on a freshwater sponge. It leaves the water when fully grown and spins a double-walled, lacelike cocoon in which it passes the pupal stage. Spongillaflies are found throughout the world wherever there are freshwater sponges.

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