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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) » pudica-group (Chrysoperla pudica-group) » Chrysoperla externa
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Chrysopidae - Chrysoperla externa
Copyright © 2016 dvoribird

Chrysopidae - Chrysoperla externa
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
November 6, 2016
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Contributed by dvoribird on 7 November, 2016 - 7:20am
Last updated 25 November, 2020 - 5:17am

Moved
Moved from Chrysopini.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 25 November, 2020 - 5:17am login or register to post comments

 
Wow, thank you, Jonathan!
How do you distinguish externa from rufilabris?
Is this one teneral?
Thank you for these IDs!
… dvoribird, 25 November, 2020 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

 
Identification
C. rufilabris has a more extensive red mark on the gena ("lip/cheek" plate), little to no red on the prothorax, and always has black cross-veins (one of only 2 species in our area with dark regions of wing venation). C. externa has typically a narrower stripe on the gena, fairly unique red stripes on the sides of the prothorax, and entirely green cross-veins.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 25 November, 2020 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Green Lacewings.
… v belov, 18 June, 2017 - 3:57am login or register to post comments

I've never seen a teneral lacewing, but
this one looks to me like it could be teneral.
… John Schneider, 13 November, 2016 - 1:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 November, 2016 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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