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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Typical Green Lacewings (Chrysopinae) » Leucochrysini » Leucochrysa » subgenus Nodita (Leucochrysa subgenus Nodita) » Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing (Leucochrysa pavida)
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lichen-lookin' bug - Leucochrysa pavida
Copyright © 2005 Joe Schuller

lichen-lookin' bug - Leucochrysa pavida
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
July 16, 2005
Size: about 10 mm
I have seen these amazingly well-disguised bugs creeping slowly along the moss- and lichen-covered sides of oak trees. The bug is in the lower left of this image, while a spot of actual lichen is in the upper right. When I try to flip the critters over, they curl up and play dead for quite a while. I have caught a glimpse of a small pair of mandibles sticking out the front, and legs underneath (haven't been able to count them). My guess right now is some type of beetle larva. Can anyone help identify this?
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Contributed by Joe Schuller on 17 July, 2005 - 9:03pm
Last updated 10 September, 2020 - 12:33am

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Moved from Unidentified Debris-Carrying Larvae.
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Lacewing Larva
Good eye! This is a lacewing larva. They use actual pieces of lichen to camouflage their backs. Here's another image, and it has a link to more information:


--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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