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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Typical Green Lacewings (Chrysopinae) » Chrysopini » Common Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla)
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Lacewing - Chrysoperla
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Lacewing - Chrysoperla
Springfield, Virginia, USA
December 4, 2004
A lacewing that is brown, though it more closely resembles green lacewings (1) in size and shape than brown lacewings (2).
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 5 December, 2004 - 9:48pm
Last updated 23 November, 2020 - 3:58pm

Moved
Moved from tmp page: images identified by Dr. Oswald as Chrysoperla sp..

Suspecting C. rufilabris as I may be seeing some black (versus the ground color of brown) on the cross-veins. Hind wings might be pointed (which would verify that ID). Our species that have tan/brown overwinter forms include C. rufilabris and members of the carnea-group.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 23 November, 2020 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chrysoperla.
… v belov, 22 May, 2010 - 4:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chrysoperla carnea.
… John R. Maxwell, 18 December, 2008 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

#8922 Identification – Chrysoperla sp. (not carnea)
Identification.
… John D. Oswald, 18 December, 2008 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Green Lacewings.
… John R. Maxwell, 17 December, 2008 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

Seen in Durham too
I saw a green lacewing like this in Durham sometime in the last two weeks. I just saw another one on 12/11/04.

Chrysoperla has several North American species, according to nearctica.com, though not the same species (carnea) mentioned by Paul.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 6 December, 2004 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

Winter-form?
In Europe we have got an hibernating form of Chrysoperla carnea that is brown rather than green. A similar species without black markings anywhere on the body. Does that species happen to occur in North america as well?

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 6 December, 2004 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

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