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Janet Allen
Insect of some kind on goldenrod -
Chrysoperla
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
September 17, 2021
I'm not sure if this is a larval stage of something or an adult insect
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Contributed by
Janet Allen
on 23 September, 2021 - 9:58am
Last updated 1 December, 2022 - 10:05pm
Moved
Moved from
Unidentified Naked Larvae
.
I'm reasonably sure this is either
C. harrisii
or
C. rufilabris
, leaning toward the latter.
We can rule out
Chrysopa
as the northeastern species would either have one of the lateral tubercles darkened or be extensively pale. And the third "naked" genus in range is
Meleoma
, which would have hooked setae on the abdomen. The only 2 eastern species would also have more angled facial markings and generally some pinkish markings. That should just leave
Chrysoperla
.
There are 2 species each of the
carnea
-group known from New York, and both should have more of a pale streak down the body. Likewise, there are 2 species of the
pudica
-group known from New York. They're most readily separated in terms of facial markings. I *think* these markings are thinner (as in
C. rufilabris
), but that's relying on seeing about 1-2 pixels correctly. But, another point is that
C. harrisii
that I've been able to identify also have the white marks from the thoracic tubercles extend and connect along the hind margin of the thorax (forming sort of a horseshoe shape). In
C. rufilabris
, the two anterior marks in particular don't connect. As far as I can tell, the latter is what I'm seeing here.
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 1 December, 2022 - 10:05pm
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Larva. Possibly
Chrysoperla
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 23 September, 2021 - 10:40am
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