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X-marked Green Lacewing
Chrysopa chi
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
Black-horned Green LacewingChrysopa nigricornis
Chrysopa incompletaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 1,095 |
|---|---|
| Quebec | 281 |
| Alberta | 182 |
| Nunavut | 147 |
| Ontario | 112 |
| United States | 100 |
| British Columbia | 94 |
| Manitoba | 87 |
| Nova Scotia | 64 |
| Saskatchewan | 51 |
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 X-marked Green Lacewing with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.