1-7-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CARNEA GROUP GREEN LACEWING (Complex Chrysoperla carnea-group)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/858297-Chrysoperla-carnea

 

18-6-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CARNEA GROUP GREEN LACEWING (Complex Chrysoperla carnea-group)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/858297-Chrysoperla-carnea-group

7-11-2018 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CARNEA GROUP GREEN LACEWING (Complex Chrysoperla carnea-group)

Chrysoperla carnea, one of the species of common green lacewing, is an insect in the Chrysopidae family. Although the adults feed on nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew, the larvae are active predators and feed on aphids and other small insects. It has been used in the biological control of insect pests on crops. 

Chrysoperla carnea, commonly known as the green lacewing, is a beneficial insect used in agriculture as a natural predator of various pest insects. It belongs to the family Chrysopidae within the order Neuroptera. Green lacewings target on aphids, caterpillars, thrips, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied insects that are harmful to plants. In agriculture, Chrysoperla carnea is employed as a biological control agent to manage pest populations. The larvae of green lacewings are particularly effective predators.