Chrysoperla carnea

Chrysoperla carnea

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Genus: Chrysoperla
Species: C. carnea

 

A genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae, with over 60 species. Some of the species from this genus have been used a biological controls as the larvae are mainly predators of aphids.

 

 

 

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