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Species Chrysopodes collaris

Green lacewing with reddish-bordered pale dorsal stripe - Chrysopodes collaris Chrysopidae IMG_0296 - Chrysopodes collaris Green Lacewing - Chrysopodes collaris Unknown Lacewing sp. - Chrysopodes collaris unknown insect - Chrysopodes collaris Chrysopodes collaris Dorsal - Chrysopodes collaris Lacewing - Chrysopodes collaris
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
Suborder Hemerobiiformia (Lacewings and Allies)
Family Chrysopidae (Green Lacewings)
Subfamily Chrysopinae (Typical Green Lacewings)
Tribe Chrysopini
Genus Chrysopodes
Species collaris (Chrysopodes collaris)
Explanation of Names
Chrysopodes collaris (Schneider, 1851)
collaris = from the Latin collāris‎ ('collared or of the neck')
Numbers
the only species in the genus in our area(1)
Identification
the red red lineations (sinistrodextral) on the clypeus are a highly unique trait among all Chrysopidae in our area
Range
coastal TX, peninsular FL / Mex to Columbia / W. Indies - Map (GBIF)
Internet References
Tauber, C.A. 2010. Revision of Neosuarius, a subgenus of Chrysopodes (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae). ZooKeys 44: – doi:10.3897/zookeys.44.387 (Abstract)
Works Cited
1.Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico
Penny N.D., Adams P.A., Stange L.A. 1997. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50: 39-114.