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Black-horned Green Lacewing
Chrysopa nigricornis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Chrysopa oculata
Stripe-horned Green LacewingCeraeochrysa lineaticornis
Apertochrysa macleodi
Four-spotted Green LacewingChrysopa quadripunctata
Red-lipped Green LacewingChrysoperla rufilabris
Lichen-carrying Green LacewingLeucochrysa pavida
Meleoma signoretti
X-marked Green LacewingChrysopa chi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,358 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 764 |
| North Carolina | 390 |
| Virginia | 292 |
| New York | 288 |
| Ontario | 278 |
| Maryland | 219 |
| Georgia | 217 |
| Pennsylvania | 200 |
| Tennessee | 190 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies · Neuroptera |
| Family | Green Lacewings · Chrysopidae |
| Genus | Stink Lacewings · Chrysopa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-horned Green Lacewing with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.