Lacewings
 
Osmylidae
Osmylid Lacewings
 
Mantispidae
Mantid Lacewings
 
Hemerobiidae
Brown Lacewings
 
Chrysopidae
Green Lacewings
 
Nymphidae
Blue Eyes Lacewing
GreenBlack-eyes Lacewing
 
Myrmeleontidae
Common Brown Antlion
Orange Antlion
Banded Antlion
Slender Brown Antlion
Angular-wing Antlion
Brown Line Antlion 
Silver Lacewing
Black Lacewing 
 
Ascalaphidae 
Common Owl-fly
Yellow Owl-fly
Lyriform Owl-fly
Black Owl-fly 
 
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Family Hemerobiidae - Brown Lacewings

Most species in this family are pale brown in colour and small in size. Antenna usually same length as forewings. 
 
Micromus sp., body length 15mm
 

Reference and Link:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 538.
2. Micromus tasmaniae (Walker) - Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO, 2005. 

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