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Aphid Lion

Chrysopidae

Photo by tomk3886
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30.5186, -84.1097

Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a ball of fluffy trash. Has long bristles on its sides that collect debris.

Habitat:

Found on a squash leaf in my vegetable garden.

Notes:

The larval stage of the green lacewing. Feeds on aphids. Debris provides camouflage from birds.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
tomk3886
Thanks for the comments. I've seen other individuals of this species and pics on the internet. My question is how do the select their camouflage so they all look alike? And what is it?
Jae
Cool spotting, tomk3886!

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PublishedNovember 26, 2020

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