For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla) Chrysopidae

This Green Lacewing flew in and landed near the ceil so of course I had to grab a chair to stand on and my camera in order to take a picture.
Now this may sound rude to some of you and if you are offended, please forgive me, but I thought it an interestng fact about them: The anus of the larvae is sealed so that waste products of their liquid diet can be stored until excreted as a white pellet after emergence.
They are mostly predacious but a few of the species are nectar and pollen feeders.

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