Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the genera Chrysopa and Chrysoperla are very common in North America and Europe; they are very similar and many of their species have been moved from one genus to the other time and again, and in the nonscientific literature assignment to Chrysopa and Chrysoperla can rarely be relied upon. Since they are the most familiar neuropterans to many people, they are often simply called "lacewings". Since most of the diversity of Neuroptera are properly referred to as some sort of "lacewing", common lacewings is preferable.
Madrepora oculata, also called zigzag coral, is a stony coral that is found worldwide outside of the polar regions, growing in deep water at depths of 50 to at least 1500 meters. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is one of only 12 species of coral that are found worldwide, including in Subantarctic oceans. In some areas, such as in the Mediterranean Sea and the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, it dominates communities of coral. Due to their similar distribution and taxonomic relationship, M. oculata is often experimentally compared to related deep sea coral, Lophelia pertusa.
Chrysopinae is the nominate subfamily of green lacewings in the insect family Chrysopidae in the order Neuroptera. This subfamily is also the largest within the family and comprises about 60 genera.
Chrysopa is a genus of green lacewings in the neuropteran family Chrysopidae.
Chrysopa perla, the Pearly Green Lacewing, is an insect species belonging to the green lacewing family, Chrysopidae.
Eudonia oculata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Dugdalea is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Dugdalea oculata. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found in New Zealand.
Chrysopini is a tribe of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are about 32 genera and 926 described species in Chrysopini.
Chrysopa incompleta is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found in North America.
Sympherobius californicus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania. The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on aphids and mealybugs affecting crops, first noted in 1936, however was not able to be established.
Phimodera is a genus of shield-backed bugs, typical of the tribe Phimoderini. Species in Phimodera have been recorded from Africa, Europe and North America.
Sympherobius barberi, or Barber's brown lacewing, is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America. The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on aphids and mealybugs, first noted in 1936, however was not able to be established.
Chrysopa nigricornis is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chrysopa quadripunctata is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found in North America.
Cregya oculata is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in North America.
Centrodera oculata is a species of flower longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America.
Hemerobius stigma is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America. The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on adelgidae growing on pine plantations, and was first noted as being present in the country in 1935, however was not able to be established.
Heteromyza oculata is a species of fly in the family Heleomyzidae. It is found in Europe and North America. Males of this species have much larger eyes than females.
Collaria oculata is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chrysopa chi is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found in North America.
