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Green Lacewing

Chrysopidae

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Description:

Very small. My other spotting, was very large compared to this one: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13329574 but them again it might not be the same insect?!

Species ID Suggestions

Green Lacewing

Chrysopinae
bayucca
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"Spotted-wing" Green Lacewing

Leucochrysa sp.

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Comments (5)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank you JonathanHoskins, I am trying to find more information...on the "Spotted-wing" Green Lacewing Leucochrysa sp.... It that Green Lacewing what they call ...."One of the morphs (the "brown-spotted" morph)" ? Is that why it was so small?
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank You, KarenPuracan, You are right I have been looking at my Dobson Fly pictures (Male and Female) and they are bigger and yes the male is a bit Scarier with those huge pinchers!!
MrsPbio
Dobsonflies are MUCH larger, and much scarier-looking. :) They are a muddy gray-brown, males have huge pincers, females smaller ones.
bayucca
This is a Green Lacewing/Chrysopidae, Chrysopinae. Looks similar to the Leucochrysa insularis from US. http://bugguide.net/node/view/349021/bgpage

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Insects of Costa Rica
Photographed
PublishedApril 6, 2013

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