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Photo#2066938
Green lacewing over stream floodplain

Green lacewing over stream floodplain
Sevenmile Creek, 8 km NW of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
October 16, 2021
Size: 14 mm
Green lacewing, flying 2 meters high over floodplain. Stream floodplain disturbed in winter 2020-2021 by heavy equipment during stream restoration work. Large patches of bare ground, stands of exotic perennial grasses re-establishing, large patches of Chenopodium simplex and C. berlandieri with many ripe seeds, and patches of still-flowering Sisymbrium loeselii. Few other plants still flowering. Sunset, calm evening, good air quality, 70 F.

Elevation ca 4000 feet. Disturbed riparian corridor on stream restoration site within a patchwork of native and non-native grassland.

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Frassed
Moved from Green Lacewings.

Potentially Chrysoperla, but a proper ID would really need the specimen to be in focus.

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