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Clear-winged Insect - Chrysopa oculata

Clear-winged Insect - Chrysopa oculata
Kanata, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
August 28, 2018
Found in overgrown vegetation opposite Earl of March High School. Very long antennae, small head, pale green thorax and long, slender pale green abdomen, wings clear with distinct veins.

Moved
Moved from Green Lacewings.

Chrysopa
Might be C. oculata, though the facial markings aren't in full view.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Looks like one of the Green L
Looks like one of the Green Lacewings, here's an example of one, although yours may not be this species specifically: https://bugguide.net/node/view/141290

 
Clear-winged Insect
Thanks, Maggie. I looked it up on the internet, and my specimen looks very much like the Green Lacewing identified by Bug Guide as Chrysoperla: https://bugguide.net/node/view/114661/bgpage.

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