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Red-lipped Green Lacewing
Chrysoperla rufilabris
13,466 observations in the source records
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.
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What the records say
- 13,466 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Chrysopa oculata
Comanche Green LacewingChrysoperla comanche
Weeping Green LacewingChrysoperla plorabunda
Four-spotted Green LacewingChrysopa quadripunctata
Black-horned Green LacewingChrysopa nigricornis
Chrysopodes collaris
Chrysoperla externa
Chrysoperla carnea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 4,168 |
|---|---|
| United States | 3,062 |
| Louisiana | 299 |
| New York | 250 |
| Canada | 176 |
| Virginia | 170 |
| Kansas | 169 |
| Ontario | 164 |
| Pennsylvania | 147 |
| Maryland | 145 |
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 | Common Green Lacewings · Chrysoperla |
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 Red-lipped Green Lacewing with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.