Green Lacewing (Egg on Stalk)

Gardens, agricultural fields, meadows, and forests worldwide.

Larvae (Aphid Lions) are voracious predators of soft-bodied insects like aphids, mites, and scales. Adults eat nectar, pollen, and honeydew.

Eggs are laid on the end of long, thin silk stalks to protect them from cannibalism by siblings or other predators. Lacewings undergo complete metamorphosis.

Extremely beneficial to ecosystems; they are widely used in biological pest control to reduce populations of garden and crop pests.