Insects

Blue-eyed Lacewing | Blue-eyed Lacewing, Nymphes myrmeleonoi… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Green lacewing fly - Wikipedia

Antlion. Distoleon annulatus. (Neuroptera. Myrmeleontidae)… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Thread wing lacewing | Austrocroce sp What a wonderful insec… | Flickr

Mantispidae sp., best-guess Dicromantispa sayi (mantidfly)… | Flickr

_Z2A2542 green lacewing | Chrysopidae | budak | Flickr

File:Chrysopidae (Larva) 01.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Green lacewing, Chrysopidae | Andreas Kay | Flickr

File:Green Lacewing Pupa (Chrysopidae) pre molt (14912753135).jpg ...

Chrysopidae, Green lacewing | Chrysopidae, Green lacewing. L… | Flickr

Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) | Orange County, FL, November 2… | Flickr

File:Green lacewing (Chrysopidae).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Doodlebug Holes | Doodlebugs are the larvae of an antlion, a… | Flickr

Antlion larva | Focus stack of 3 handheld pitures at 1:1 (60… | Flickr

File:Antlion doodles.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Antlion Larva | The antlion larva digs a sandy pit about 2 i… | Flickr

File:Antlion trap.jpg - Wikipedia

File:Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus trap-hole.jpg ...

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female Istria.jpg - Wikimedia ...

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | Images of an adult … | Flickr

owlfly larva (Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera) | Volcan Mombacho, N… | Flickr

File:Owlfly (35455199734).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Ascalaphidae>Suhpalacsa Owl Fly DSCF70891 | Kingdom=Animalia… | Flickr

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae by kadavoor.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 2 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 3 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikipedia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Fájl:Nemoptera bipennis.jpg – Wikipédia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Green Lacewings: Chrysopidae

Which family do green lacewings belong to?

Chrysopidae

Coccinellidae

Myrmeleontidae

Green lacewings belong to the family *Chrysopidae*.

Green lacewings (Chrysopidae) are notable for their shimmering green wings and are valued in agriculture for their larvae's voracious appetite for pests like aphids.

Delicate, green, net-veined wings
Larvae known as "aphid lions" due to predatory nature
Fossil record dates back to Jurassic

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

Blue-eyed Lacewing | Blue-eyed Lacewing, Nymphes myrmeleonoi… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Green lacewing fly - Wikipedia

Antlion. Distoleon annulatus. (Neuroptera. Myrmeleontidae)… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Thread wing lacewing | Austrocroce sp What a wonderful insec… | Flickr

Mantispidae sp., best-guess Dicromantispa sayi (mantidfly)… | Flickr

_Z2A2542 green lacewing | Chrysopidae | budak | Flickr

File:Chrysopidae (Larva) 01.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Green lacewing, Chrysopidae | Andreas Kay | Flickr

File:Green Lacewing Pupa (Chrysopidae) pre molt (14912753135).jpg ...

Chrysopidae, Green lacewing | Chrysopidae, Green lacewing. L… | Flickr

Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) | Orange County, FL, November 2… | Flickr

File:Green lacewing (Chrysopidae).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Doodlebug Holes | Doodlebugs are the larvae of an antlion, a… | Flickr

Antlion larva | Focus stack of 3 handheld pitures at 1:1 (60… | Flickr

File:Antlion doodles.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Antlion Larva | The antlion larva digs a sandy pit about 2 i… | Flickr

File:Antlion trap.jpg - Wikipedia

File:Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus trap-hole.jpg ...

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female Istria.jpg - Wikimedia ...

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | Images of an adult … | Flickr

owlfly larva (Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera) | Volcan Mombacho, N… | Flickr

File:Owlfly (35455199734).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Ascalaphidae>Suhpalacsa Owl Fly DSCF70891 | Kingdom=Animalia… | Flickr

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae by kadavoor.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 2 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 3 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikipedia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Fájl:Nemoptera bipennis.jpg – Wikipédia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

[ ] Describe the ecological role of Chrysopidae larvae in pest control.

Antlions: Myrmeleontidae

What unique predatory behavior is characteristic of antlion larvae?

They dig conical pits to trap prey

They chase down prey in open soil

They spin webs to capture prey

Antlion larvae are famous for digging conical pits to trap prey.

Antlions (Myrmeleontidae) are famous for their sandy pit traps dug by larvae, capturing unsuspecting ants and other small insects; adults resemble dragonflies but have clubbed antennae.

Larvae engineer sand traps for predation
Adults possess long, slender bodies and lacey wings
About 2,000 species known

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

Blue-eyed Lacewing | Blue-eyed Lacewing, Nymphes myrmeleonoi… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Green lacewing fly - Wikipedia

Antlion. Distoleon annulatus. (Neuroptera. Myrmeleontidae)… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Thread wing lacewing | Austrocroce sp What a wonderful insec… | Flickr

Mantispidae sp., best-guess Dicromantispa sayi (mantidfly)… | Flickr

_Z2A2542 green lacewing | Chrysopidae | budak | Flickr

File:Chrysopidae (Larva) 01.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Green lacewing, Chrysopidae | Andreas Kay | Flickr

File:Green Lacewing Pupa (Chrysopidae) pre molt (14912753135).jpg ...

Chrysopidae, Green lacewing | Chrysopidae, Green lacewing. L… | Flickr

Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) | Orange County, FL, November 2… | Flickr

File:Green lacewing (Chrysopidae).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Doodlebug Holes | Doodlebugs are the larvae of an antlion, a… | Flickr

Antlion larva | Focus stack of 3 handheld pitures at 1:1 (60… | Flickr

File:Antlion doodles.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Antlion Larva | The antlion larva digs a sandy pit about 2 i… | Flickr

File:Antlion trap.jpg - Wikipedia

File:Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus trap-hole.jpg ...

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female Istria.jpg - Wikimedia ...

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | Images of an adult … | Flickr

owlfly larva (Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera) | Volcan Mombacho, N… | Flickr

File:Owlfly (35455199734).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Ascalaphidae>Suhpalacsa Owl Fly DSCF70891 | Kingdom=Animalia… | Flickr

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae by kadavoor.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 2 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 3 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikipedia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Fájl:Nemoptera bipennis.jpg – Wikipédia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

[ ] Compare adult antlions and dragonflies in terms of wing structure and antennae.

Owlflies: Ascalaphidae

Owlflies (Ascalaphidae) combine features of antlions and dragonflies, with large, bulging eyes and long clubbed antennae; their larvae are also voracious predators.

Night-active, with prominent eyes (“owl-like”)
Adults have strong, net-veined wings
Larvae resemble those of antlions

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

Blue-eyed Lacewing | Blue-eyed Lacewing, Nymphes myrmeleonoi… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Green lacewing fly - Wikipedia

Antlion. Distoleon annulatus. (Neuroptera. Myrmeleontidae)… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Thread wing lacewing | Austrocroce sp What a wonderful insec… | Flickr

Mantispidae sp., best-guess Dicromantispa sayi (mantidfly)… | Flickr

_Z2A2542 green lacewing | Chrysopidae | budak | Flickr

File:Chrysopidae (Larva) 01.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Green lacewing, Chrysopidae | Andreas Kay | Flickr

File:Green Lacewing Pupa (Chrysopidae) pre molt (14912753135).jpg ...

Chrysopidae, Green lacewing | Chrysopidae, Green lacewing. L… | Flickr

Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) | Orange County, FL, November 2… | Flickr

File:Green lacewing (Chrysopidae).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Doodlebug Holes | Doodlebugs are the larvae of an antlion, a… | Flickr

Antlion larva | Focus stack of 3 handheld pitures at 1:1 (60… | Flickr

File:Antlion doodles.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Antlion Larva | The antlion larva digs a sandy pit about 2 i… | Flickr

File:Antlion trap.jpg - Wikipedia

File:Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus trap-hole.jpg ...

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female Istria.jpg - Wikimedia ...

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | Images of an adult … | Flickr

owlfly larva (Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera) | Volcan Mombacho, N… | Flickr

File:Owlfly (35455199734).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Ascalaphidae>Suhpalacsa Owl Fly DSCF70891 | Kingdom=Animalia… | Flickr

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae by kadavoor.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 2 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 3 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikipedia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Fájl:Nemoptera bipennis.jpg – Wikipédia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

[ ] What adaptive advantages might the large eyes of Owlflies (Ascalaphidae) provide?

Nemopteridae: Spoonwings and Threadwings

Nemopterids have uniquely shaped wings—either ribbon-like or spoon-shaped—making them easily recognizable among Neuroptera; they are mostly found in arid and semi-arid regions.

Distinctive elongated hindwings
Adults feed on pollen and nectar
Fossil genera date to the Cretaceous

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

Blue-eyed Lacewing | Blue-eyed Lacewing, Nymphes myrmeleonoi… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Green lacewing fly - Wikipedia

Antlion. Distoleon annulatus. (Neuroptera. Myrmeleontidae)… | Flickr

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Thread wing lacewing | Austrocroce sp What a wonderful insec… | Flickr

Mantispidae sp., best-guess Dicromantispa sayi (mantidfly)… | Flickr

_Z2A2542 green lacewing | Chrysopidae | budak | Flickr

File:Chrysopidae (Larva) 01.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg - Wikipedia

File:Crisopid July 2013-9a.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Green Lacewing | A distinctively-marked Green Lacewing, whic… | Flickr

Green lacewing, Chrysopidae | Andreas Kay | Flickr

File:Green Lacewing Pupa (Chrysopidae) pre molt (14912753135).jpg ...

Chrysopidae, Green lacewing | Chrysopidae, Green lacewing. L… | Flickr

Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) | Orange County, FL, November 2… | Flickr

File:Green lacewing (Chrysopidae).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Doodlebug Holes | Doodlebugs are the larvae of an antlion, a… | Flickr

Antlion larva | Focus stack of 3 handheld pitures at 1:1 (60… | Flickr

File:Antlion doodles.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Antlion Larva | The antlion larva digs a sandy pit about 2 i… | Flickr

File:Antlion trap.jpg - Wikipedia

File:Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus trap-hole.jpg ...

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Antlion larva pit trap IMG 6507.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) female Istria.jpg - Wikimedia ...

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | ID by Andrés Miguel… | Flickr

Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | Images of an adult … | Flickr

owlfly larva (Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera) | Volcan Mombacho, N… | Flickr

File:Owlfly (35455199734).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Ascalaphidae>Suhpalacsa Owl Fly DSCF70891 | Kingdom=Animalia… | Flickr

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae by kadavoor.JPG - Wikipedia

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 2 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

File:Owlfly Ascalaphidae female 3 by kadavoor.jpg - Wikipedia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Fájl:Nemoptera bipennis.jpg – Wikipédia

Ficheiro:Nemoptera sinuata 2.jpg – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre