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Photo#116333
Large spotted Green Lacewing - Leucochrysa insularis

Large spotted Green Lacewing - Leucochrysa insularis
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
June 6, 2007
Size: 13 mm
This rather large (13 mm body length) green lacewing with prominent spots on the abdomen and thorax, plus a prominent dark pterostigma looks to be identifiable. It came to my porch light and I captured and posed it for some photos.
Looking at a key for Florida, The Florida entomologist Vol. 42 (1959:Mar) No. 1, available linked here.
This appears to be Allochrysa virginica. Quoting:
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Allochrysa virginica (Fitch)
The adult of this large, handsome species is easily separated from all other green lacewings found on citrus in Florida by the presence of two dusky spots on each forewing and the unusual mesothoracic markings shown in figure 8.
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Aha!. According to Neuroptera of Florida, Allochrysa virginica = Leucochrysa insularis (Walker). It is listed from North Carolina and is widespread in the eastern United States.

See also, Green Lacewings of Florida, which gives characters of wing venation--I should be able to show these in another image--TBA.

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Large spotted Green Lacewing - Leucochrysa insularis Large spotted Green Lacewing--detail of head - Leucochrysa insularis Large spotted Green Lacewing--pterostigma - Leucochrysa insularis

#116333 Identification – Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa) insularis
Identification confirmed.

Moved
Moved from Green Lacewings.

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