Green Lacewing | Nature Diary

Green Lacewing

A green lacewing that I found in a field of foxtails:

Though they look delicate, lacewings are predators. The larvae eat aphids, and this adult was foraging for tiny insects – it found one as I watched.

Tags: closeup, Insects, Macro, Nature, Photography

7 thoughts on “Green Lacewing”

Dianne on September 30, 2017 at 4:10 pm said:

Quite pretty! Nice capture!

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- tomwhelan on September 30, 2017 at 10:22 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Diane!
  
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Lemony on October 1, 2017 at 7:23 am said:

Lovely!

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- tomwhelan on October 1, 2017 at 12:48 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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Pete Hillman on October 1, 2017 at 10:26 am said:

Fabulous image, Tom!

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- tomwhelan on October 1, 2017 at 12:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Pete!
  
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Dianne on November 27, 2017 at 3:02 pm said:

This is just beautiful. Such an exquisite insect! Thanks for posting it!!
I neglected to comment before. Just found it in my e-mail.

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