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Green lacewing

Nothancyla verreauxi

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small (15 mm) slender green coloured insect with beautiful transparent green veined wings.

Notes:

some interesting information from betterbugs.com

http://www.betterbugs.com/Lacewing.html

Reference Links:

Chrysopidae

Species ID Suggestions

Green lacewing

Nothancyla verreauxi

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MartinL
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Comments (3)
MartinL
As far as I know these commonly seen eggs on stalks are lacewings. They possibly relate to the common green form that you thought you had spotted. You may enjoy my comments on this spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6851814
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks martinl. I will change the ID - yes, he did have a broad out-curved line to the base of the wings. I haven't seen one before so, I was really excited when he flew into the kitchen last night. He had lost the tip of one of the antennae !
MartinL
Nice spotting. I wouldn't like to be this guy on a windy day. I suggest this ID based on the wide wings at the base (shoulders).
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2012

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