Name
Chrysopidae
Common green lacewing
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Habitat
Land. Vegetation. Forests, hedges and riverbanks.
Feeding
insectivorous larvae and nectarivorous adults.
Distribution
World wide
Conservation status
No threats.
Additional information
Large, green, highly reticulate membranous wings with very few long veins. Crepuscular or nocturnal. Eggs on thin stalks. Very voracious larvae that feed on small arthropods. Used in biological pest control.
Additional information
Bibliography
Monserrat, V. J. (2016). Los crisópidos de la Península Ibérica y Baleares (Insecta, Neuropterida, Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Graellsia, 72(1), e037-e037. Accesible en: https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/530; Ribera, I., & Melic, A. (2015). Orden Neuroptera ss (Planipennia). Revista IDE@-SEA,(58), 1-12. Accesible en: -http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_58.pdf