Green Lacewing Larva (Trash Bug)

Found globally in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and wooded areas on plant foliage.

Voracious predators of soft-bodied insects like aphids, mealybugs, thrips, and mites.

Known as 'trash bugs' or 'junk bugs' because they camouflage themselves by attaching the carcasses of their prey and plant debris to their backs using hooked bristles.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem as biological pest control; they can occasionally nip humans if handled, but they are not dangerous.