Red-lipped green lacewing
Chrysoperla rufilabris
The red-lipped green lacewing is a soft green insect with big, see-through lacy wings. It has red cheeks, which gave it its name. Its babies are tiny hunters that gardeners love.
Lives in
Eastern North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting and is a helper in the garden.
What does it eat?
Its larvae hunt soft little insects such as aphids, thrips and whiteflies.
How fast is it?
Red-lipped green lacewing about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its cheeks are red, which is where the red-lipped part of its name comes from.
2
Its front wings have pointed tips and black cross veins.
3
Its larvae help plants by eating aphids and whiteflies.
you asked
Most asked questions about Red-lipped green lacewing
?Is the red-lipped green lacewing good for gardens?
Yes. Its larvae eat aphids, thrips and whiteflies that harm plants.
?Where does the red-lipped green lacewing live?
In eastern North America.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Chrysoperla rufilabris
- Group
- Other insects
- Family
- Chrysopidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Neuroptera > Chrysopidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Chrysoperla rufilabris (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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