Debris-Carrying Larvae

Classification · Remarks · See Also · Internet References

Chrysopodes placita larva? First photo on my thumb, second taken from below.

Insect that looks like a piece of cotton.

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)

Family Chrysopidae (Green Lacewings)

No Taxon Debris-Carrying Larvae

Remarks

It seems that the trash carried by these larvae confers some protection against predatory ladybeetles.

See Also

Green Lacewings for general information on this family.

Internet References

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 August, 2006 - 6:20pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 18 July, 2008 - 11:22pm

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