English

A green lacewing

Noun

green lacewing ‎(plural green lacewings)

1. Any insect of the family Chrysopidae, a chrysopid.
   • 1995, Laurie Carlson, Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening, page 55,

     Green lacewings eat red spiders, aphids, mealy bugs, thrips, scale, and more.

   • 1998, Whitney Cranshaw, Pests of the West: Prevention and Control for Today's Garden and Small Farm, page 24,

     Several species of green lacewings are native to this region, all general predators that feed on a wide variety of insect pests.

   • 2007, M. Canard, Natural Food and Feeding Habits of Lacewings, P. K. McEwen, T. R. New, A. E. Whittington (editors), Lacewings in the Crop Environment, page 120,

     Most adult green lacewings have a glycophagous diet.

Synonyms

• (insect of family Chysopidae): chrysopid, lacewing (loosely)

Derived terms

• common green lacewing

See also

• aphid lion, aphidlion, aphid wolf (larva of green lacewing)
• brown lacewing (family Hemerobiidae)