Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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) » Red-lipped Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris)
Photo#1754300
red-lipped green lacewing larva - Chrysoperla rufilabris
Copyright © 2019 ophis

red-lipped green lacewing larva - Chrysoperla rufilabris
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 31, 2019
Size: 4.5 mm inc. jaws
Back porch AM. Larger image.

Images of this individual: tag all
red-lipped green lacewing larva - Chrysoperla rufilabris green lacewing larva - Chrysoperla rufilabris
Contributed by ophis on 18 November, 2019 - 3:52pm
Last updated 12 September, 2024 - 12:27pm

Moved
Moved from Harris's Green Lacewing.

Revising these again, I've finally tracked down some specimens, and the facial markings are much broader in C. harrisii and don't bend outward.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 9 August, 2021 - 8:34pm

Moved Tentatively
Moved from Red-lipped Green Lacewing.

Revising per the pale legs (black in C. rufilabris larvae).
… Jonathan Hoskins, 15 March, 2021 - 5:56am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Naked Larvae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 19 December, 2020 - 3:47am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo