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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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green lacewing larva
Copyright © 2009 Matthew Priebe

green lacewing larva
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Spencer County, Indiana, USA
July 7, 2009
Size: 1/4th inch
I know this is a larva of some sort but would like to know of what. The fluffy covering is held by the larva with some of its legs as protection/disguise. Found in typical Eastern forest.

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green lacewing larva unknown larva
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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 11 October, 2009 - 3:07am
Last updated 27 October, 2009 - 9:26am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 23 October, 2009 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Green lacewing larva.
I'm surprised you let it on your finger those guys deliver nasty bites.
… Seb, 11 October, 2009 - 4:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
I've handled these on a number of occasions over the years and have never been bitten by one. Didn't know they could or would bite. I generally handle insects unless I know they are a problem or they give me reason to desist....
… Matthew Priebe, 12 October, 2009 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

 
I've been lucky, then. I've h
I've been lucky, then. I've handled many of them to deliver them to my garden from crowded hatching sites, and I've only been gently pinched. So either they like me or I'm invincible?
… Cassie, 11 October, 2009 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

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