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carnea-group Green Lacewings
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carnea-group Green Lacewings
Chrysoperla carnea
Green lacewings are tiny, delicate insects with beautiful green wings. They love to fly around gardens and help keep plants healthy by eating pests like aphids.
Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens, Forests
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The carnea-group Green Lacewings has a delicate, bright emerald-green body with long, slender antennae and large, golden eyes. Its most striking feature is its pair of prominent, translucent, highly veined wings, giving it a fragile, lacy appearance.
ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungNeuropteraFamilieChrysopidaeGattungChrysoperla
Kategorie
InsektenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
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Interessante Fakten
A single lacewing larva can eat hundreds of plant-destroying aphids in its life!
Adult lacewings can survive freezing winter by changing from green to brown!
Mother lacewings lift their eggs on tiny 'fishing lines' to keep them safe!
Some lacewing babies cover themselves in trash as camouflage!
Besondere Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeit
Aphid Assassin
carnea-group Green Lacewings larvae can rapidly consume many aphids, helping them control garden pests.
Fähigkeit
Pollen Power-up
carnea-group Green Lacewings adults can feed on pollen and nectar, which helps them live longer and lay more eggs.
Fähigkeit
Winter Snooze
carnea-group Green Lacewings can change color and hibernate, allowing them to survive cold winter months.
Fähigkeit
Stalked Eggs
carnea-group Green Lacewings lay their eggs on thin stalks, which helps protect them from predators like ants.
Maße und Details
- Flügelspannweite
- 15-30 mm
- Größe
- 10-15 mm
- Lebenserwartung
- 30-45 Tage
- Anzahl der Beine
- 6
Ernährung und Fütterung
Larvae are fierce hunters of tiny pests, while adults prefer sweet plant juices.
Altersunterschiede: Larvae are active predators, but adults primarily feed on nectar, pollen, and honeydew.
Hauptnahrung
- aphids
- scale insects
- mealybugs
- mites
- nectar
- pollen
Nahrungssuche
- Pursuit
Ökologische Zusammenhänge
hunts
cotton aphid
Aphis gossypii
Larvae consume these common garden pests.
hunts
rose aphid
Macrosiphum rosae
A favorite meal for hungry lacewing larvae.
eaten by
Harlequin ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Ladybird larvae sometimes eat lacewing eggs.
eaten by
European fire ant
Myrmica rubra
Ants can prey on lacewing eggs and larvae.
Merkmale
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Auch bekannt als
Aphid Lion
Sammlungen
Sicherheit
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Green lacewings are safe and gentle, so you can watch them without worry!
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von carnea-group Green Lacewings?
15-30 mm
Was ist der/die/das größe von carnea-group Green Lacewings?
10-15 mm
Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von carnea-group Green Lacewings?
30-45 Tage
Was frisst carnea-group Green Lacewings?
Larvae are fierce hunters of tiny pests, while adults prefer sweet plant juices.
Wo findet man carnea-group Green Lacewings normalerweise?
Urban areas, Gardens, Forests
Wie jagt carnea-group Green Lacewings?
Pursuit
Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von carnea-group Green Lacewings?
6
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