Golden-eyed Lacewing
Chrysopa oculata
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Found throughout most of North America, this is the most common member of its genus.

Description

Head and thorax pattern is diagnostic (v belov, pers. comm.).

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Chrysopa oculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Genus: Chrysopa
Species:
C. oculata
Binomial name
Chrysopa oculata
Say, 1839
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysopa chlorophana Burmeister, 1839
  • Chrysopa euryptera Burmeister, 1839
  • Chrysopa latipennis Schneider, 1851
  • Chrysopa albicornis Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa illepida Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa omikron Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa xanthocephala Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa fulvibucca Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa mississippiensis Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa bipunctata Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa transmarina Hagen, 1861
  • Nothochrysa annulata MacGillivray, 1894
  • Chrysopa assimilis Banks, 18989
  • Chrysopa mexicana Banks, 1901
  • Chrysopa separata Banks, 1911
  • Chrysopa rubicunda Navás, 1913
  • Cintameva conspersa Navás, 1929
  • Chrysopa conspersa (Navás, 1929)

Chrysopa oculata is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found transcontinentally from Canada south to Mexico.[1][2] This species was imported to New Zealand in 1926, as a way to control aphid populations; however, it did not become established in the country.[3]

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  • Chrysopa oculata larva in Ontario
    Chrysopa oculata larva in Ontario
  • Chrysopa oculata adult in Oklahoma
    Chrysopa oculata adult in Oklahoma

References

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  1. ^ a b Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
  2. ^ Oswald, J.D.; Contreras-Ramos, A.; Penny, N.D. (2002). "33. Neuroptera (Neuropterida)". In Bousquets, J.L.; Morrone, J.J. (eds.). Biodiversidad, Taxonomía y Biogeografía de Artrópodos de México: hacia una síntesis de su conocimiento. Vol. 3. Meksyk: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal. pp. 559–581. ISBN 968-36-4857-6.
  3. ^ Wise, K. A. J. (1995). "Records Concerning Biological Control of Insect Pests by Neuropteroidea (Insecta) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 32: 101–117. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906455. OCLC 947969039. Wikidata Q58677493.


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