green lacewing en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any insect of the family Chrysopidae, a chrysopid.
Green lacewings eat red spiders, aphids, mealy bugs, thrips, scale, and more.
1995, Laurie Carlson, Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening, page 55:Several species of green lacewings are native to this region, all general predators that feed on a wide variety of insect pests.
1998, Whitney Cranshaw, Pests of the West: Prevention and Control for Today's Garden and Small Farm, page 24:2007, M. Canard, Natural Food and Feeding Habits of Lacewings, P. K. McEwen, T. R. New, A. E. Whittington (editors), Lacewings in the Crop Environment, page 120, Most adult green lacewings have a glycophagous diet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| green lacewings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
common green lacewing · pearly green lacewing
Hyponyms
aphidlion · aphid lion · aphid wolf
Relateds
Synonyms
chrysopid (insect of family Chysopidae) · lacewing (insect of family Chysopidae)
Translations (2)
de Florfliege (insect of the family Chysopidae) · pl złotook (insect of the family Chysopidae)