Common green lacewing

Scientific name: Chrysoperla carnea

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0484

Nutrition

Adults of the common green lacewing feed only on nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew, while the larvae are active predators.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-8BDAF5DAE0Statement code: CLM-ENT0484-DSC-02

Chrysoperla carnea is an important biological control agent in agriculture that preys on a variety of soft-bodied insect pests.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-79DC3CA4DCStatement code: CLM-ENT0484-DSC-05

Sources (2)

Sources

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1Chrysoperla (=Chrysopa) carnea, C. rufilabris (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)SRC-DSC-8BDAF5DAE0
2Two-sex life tables of bifenthrin-selected and unselected strains of Chrysoperla carnea: stability of resistance (Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2026)SRC-DSC-79DC3CA4DC
3Polygenic, autosomal, and stable spirotetramat resistance in Chrysoperla carnea resulting in increased fitness (PLoS ONE, 2024)SRC-DSC-B0686AFF12