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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Unidentified Debris-Carrying Larvae
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CORRECTED: Green lacewing larvae (Chrysopidae) - a.k.a.,
Copyright © 2010 gmcnett

CORRECTED: Green lacewing larvae (Chrysopidae) - a.k.a., "trash bug"
Columbia, residential, Boone County, Missouri, USA
July 12, 2010
Size: 5 mm
Notice the pile of debris by these insect eggs. Underneath is a green lacewing larva preying upon the eggs. See additional pictures where the debris was removed to show the larva. Not the best picture of the larva, but best I could get.

On eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) in my back yard.

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CORRECTED: Green lacewing larvae (Chrysopidae) - a.k.a., Green lacewing larvae (Chrysopidae) - a.k.a.,
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Contributed by gmcnett on 12 July, 2010 - 10:37am
Last updated 4 October, 2010 - 1:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 4 October, 2010 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Neat!
Always cool to see other bugguiders from Columbia.
… Andrew Meeds, 3 August, 2010 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

Eggs
These are stink bug eggs. How did you arrive at a genus ID for the green lacewing larva? I believe there are multiple debris-carrying chrysopid genera.
… Charley Eiseman, 12 July, 2010 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

 
Only family name is given. Th
Only family name is given. Thanks for the ID on the eggs. I suspected green stinkbug, but wasn't certain.
… gmcnett, 12 July, 2010 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

I think that's a Green Lacewing.
According to the Guide, the larvae of Brown Lacewings are not debris carriers.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 July, 2010 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the correction, Ke
Thanks for the correction, Ken. I was under the impression that both green and brown carry debris, and brown more commonly.
… gmcnett, 12 July, 2010 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

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