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Green Lacewing on the Prairie
On my recent prairie outings, I ran across a couple of Green Lacewings (Family Chrysopidae). These insects are quite common, often seen on weeds and tall grasses. They range in size from 3/8″ to 3/4″. Their name comes from their anatomy … 4 pale green, oval wings. One of the striking things of these interesting […]
Green on Gold
(This post originally published in September 2010) On my my last trip to the Prairie Meadow, I found this interesting creature, a Green Lacewing (Chrysopa spp.) that was meandering around a Goldenrod plant: When making an identification on this creature, I found some interesting facts about it. There are dozens of American and Canadian […]
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