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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Debris-Carrying Larvae
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Unidentified larvae
Copyright © 2005 Ken Ramos

Unidentified larvae
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
September 5, 2005
Size: approx. 6 to 7mm
Appears to be a larvae of some sort. Debris are piled on back of the larvae to provide camoflauge. When viewed from above it appears as nothing but diverse amounts of debris.
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Contributed by Ken Ramos on 8 September, 2005 - 8:50pm
Last updated 22 August, 2006 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from Green Lacewings.
… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2006 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Antlions, Lacewings and Allies.
… john and jane balaban, 21 August, 2006 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

It Took A While to find.....
....the photo I posted some time ago here

I'm still not absolutely certain which lacewing species it is.
… Bob Patterson, 9 September, 2005 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

several insects do this
Lacewings such as and tortoise beetles but this doesn't look like either of them.
… john and jane balaban, 8 September, 2005 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Lacewing larva.
I'd opt for a lacewing larva. The image doesn't show the head, which I imagine is rocked back and out of sight. Photographer will have to tell us whether it had noticeable, hook-like mandibles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 September, 2005 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

 
Unknown larvae
The larvae did have long hook like mandibles, similar to those in the images shown above. The head was rocked back and out of view, due to the larvae being on its back. I have observed lacewing larvae before but none with debris piled on its back. I would be great to know if indeed this is a lacewing that I have photographed. Thanks for the reply Eric, it is appreciated.
… Ken Ramos, 11 September, 2005 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

 
Yes they are lacewing larvae,
Yes they are lacewing larvae, most likely one of the green lacewings.
… Dennis Profant, 11 September, 2005 - 11:42pm login or register to post comments

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