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This very small bug was walking all around a fern looking for food. It has a very strange cover on it. About 5 mm long. LacewinglLarvae have either a more slender "humpbacked" shape with a prominent bulge on the thorax, or are plumper, with long bristles jutting out from the sides. These bristles will collect debris and food remains – the empty integuments of aphids, most notably – that provide camouflage from birds.
Oak forest.
Spotted on Oct 13, 2012
Submitted on Nov 9, 2012
5 Comments
Thank you Juan
they are so tiny is hard to see them the first time i spot one i was like "WHAT", is carrying it´s home made by debris very incredible.
Thank you Gerardo for the ID. I was really curious about this one.
Si, Gerardo está en lo correcto, esta es una crisopa
Great series Luis this is a Lacewing larva / Chrysopidae sp.