Green Lacewing (Egg on Stalk)

Natural Habitat

Gardens, agricultural fields, meadows, and forests worldwide.

Diet & Feeding

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

Behavior Patterns

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.

Risks & Benefits

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

Identified on: 5/15/2026