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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings, Antlions, and Allies (Planipennia) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Debris-Carrying Larvae

Debris-Carrying Larvae

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)
Suborder Planipennia (Lacewings, Antlions, 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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