Chrysopa perla: the Green Lacewing

  Posted on June 23, 2020 By

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Tiny wisp of an insect. The females usually lay eggs near aphid colonies. Larvae are predators, mainly feeding on Aphididae, Coccidae species and caterpillars (Pieris brassicae, Autographa gamma). The adult insects hibernate in winter.

Chrysopa perla, known commonly as the green lacewing

Chrysopa perla: the green lacewing

 

 Category: Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve

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