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Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing
Leucochrysa pavida
27 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
Leucochrysa insularis
Planthopper Parasite MothFulgoraecia exigua
Black-horned Green LacewingChrysopa nigricornis
Leucochrysa floridana
Leucochrysa explorata
Smith's Green LacewingCeraeochrysa smithi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,103 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 503 |
| Virginia | 496 |
| Maryland | 389 |
| North Carolina | 277 |
| South Carolina | 274 |
| District of Columbia | 167 |
| New Jersey | 159 |
| Pennsylvania | 152 |
| Texas | 127 |
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 | Leucochrysa |
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 Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.