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Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group.
Chrysoperla is a genus of common green lacewings in the neuropteran family Chrysopidae. [1] Therein they belong to the Chrysopini , the largest tribe of subfamily Chrysopinae . [ 2 ] Their larvae are predatory and feed on aphids , and members of this genus have been used in biological pest control .
Chrysoperla plorabunda, also known as the weeping green lacewing, is an insect belonging to the cryptic carnea complex of the genus. [1] Species in the complex are nearly identical in morphology, with differences in substrate-borne vibrational songs being the only identifying factor. [ 1 ]
Chrysoperla carnea, one of the species of common green lacewing, [1] [2] is an insect in the Chrysopidae family. Although the adults feed on nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew, the larvae are active predators and feed on aphids and other small insects.
They are known commonly as the beaded lacewings. [1] The family was first named by Anton Handlirsch in 1906. [ 2 ] The family consists of 24 genera and 110 living species distributed discontinuously worldwide, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. [ 3 ]
Hemerobiidae is a family of Neuropteran insects commonly known as brown lacewings, comprising about 500 species in 28 genera. Most are yellow to dark brown, but some species are green. Most are yellow to dark brown, but some species are green.
Rhachiberothidae, sometimes called thorny lacewings, are a family of winged insects in the order Neuroptera. The family has only 14 extant species in four genera found in Sub-Saharan Africa , but has a diverse fossil record extending back to the Early Cretaceous in Lebanon (then part of North Gondwana ), Eurasia and North America . [ 1 ]
Chrysopa perla, the Pearly Green Lacewing, [2] is an insect species belonging to the green lacewing family, Chrysopidae (subfamily Chrysopinae). Distribution.