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Green lacewing larva

Chrysopidae

Description:

I found this little creature walking in my moss garden under the oak trees. After an internet search, I'm thinking it's a lacewing larva who has disguised himself with lichen. I took some of the photos while he was in a glass cup so I could see his underside. The lichen looked soft and almost downy. The whole size of the blob was about 3/8" or 10mm.

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6 Comments

GraceWhite
GraceWhite 9 years ago

Thank you very much, Mark!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Superb series and spotting Grace. Well done.

GraceWhite
GraceWhite 9 years ago

Thank you Livan!

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 9 years ago

Agree with lacewing. I think one of the Green Lacewings like these:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/72302

GraceWhite
GraceWhite 9 years ago

Thanks Ava!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 9 years ago

Terrific series!

GraceWhite
Spotted by
GraceWhite

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2014
Submitted on Jul 19, 2014

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