Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing

Leucochrysa pavida

The Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing is a tiny insect that loves to carry bits of lichen on its back! This helps it blend in with its surroundings and stay safe from predators.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing is a delicate insect with a slender, pale green body and large, iridescent, veined wings. Its unique feature is the remarkable camouflage created by fragments of lichen and other debris it carries on its back, making it blend seamlessly into its surroundings.

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Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult lacewings have huge, golden eyes that sparkle brightly in the light!

Baby 'trash bugs' wear hats of lichen and debris to hide from enemies!

Its eggs are laid on tiny silk stalks, making them look like miniature lollipops!

These gentle fliers communicate using subtle buzzing sounds and body vibrations!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing can disguise itself with lichen and debris because it helps them become almost invisible to predators.

Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing has fierce, sickle-shaped jaws as a larva that helps them hunt and eat small plant pests.

Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing can sense vibrations through their legs that helps them detect nearby prey or threats.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 30-40 mm
Größe: 15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung: 20-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar, but hungry larvae are mighty hunters of soft-bodied garden pests.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are voracious predators of soft-bodied insects, while adults primarily feed on nectar and pollen.

Hauptnahrung

Aphids
Mealybugs
Scale insects
Spider mites
Nectar
Pollen

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

larvae are voracious predators of these common plant pests

eats

Citrus Mealybug

Planococcus citri

an important natural control agent for them in gardens

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

adults and larvae can be prey for these opportunistic birds

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

ambush predators on flowers where adult lacewings feed

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