Green lacewing

Gardens, fields, forests, and buildings near vegetation; adults are attracted to lights and often rest on walls.

Adults commonly eat nectar, pollen, honeydew, or small insects; larvae are active predators of aphids, mites, thrips, and other soft-bodied pests.

Adults are delicate, nocturnal or crepuscular fliers. Females lay stalked eggs, and predatory larvae—called aphid lions—develop through three stages before pupating.

Harmless to people and property. Both larvae and some adults provide valuable biological control of garden and crop pests.