Chrysoperla rufilabris

Chrysoperla rufilabris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Chrysopidae
Tribe:	Chrysopini
Genus:	Chrysoperla
Species:	C. rufilabris
Binomial name
Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms [1]
Chrysopa rufilabris Burmeister, 1839 Chrysopa interrupta Schneider, 1851 Chrysopa attenuata Walker, 1853 Chrysopa repleta Walker, 1853 Chrysopa novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855 Chrysopa tabida Fitch, 1855 Chrysopa citri Ashmead, 1880 Chrysopa medialis Banks, 1903 Leucochrysa citri (Ashmead, 1880) Chrysoperla tabida (Fitch, 1855

Chrysoperla rufilabris, also known as the red-lipped green lacewing, is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

This species is native to the eastern portion of North America. ^{[3] [4]}

Description

Red-lipped Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris) larva

C. rufilabris are distinguished from other members of the genus found in North America by the broadly red genae, pointed apex of the fore wing, black gradate crossveins, and spinellae on the male genitalia. ^[4]

Biology

The larvae of this species prey upon soft-bodied insects including aphids, thrips, and whiteflies. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Oswald, John D. (Jul 2018). "Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister, 1839) in Neuropterida Species of the World". Lacewing Digital Library. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
2. Hoskins, Jonathan W.; Maxwell, John R.; Belov, Vassili; Gould, Anita; Kropiewnicki, Ted. "Chrysoperla rufilabris species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
4. Brooks, S.J. (1994). "A taxonomic review of the common green lacewing genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Entomology Series. 63 (2): 137–210. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
5. Schuster, David J.; Stansly, Philip A. (2000). "Response of two lacewing species to biorational and broad-spectrum insecticides". Phytoparasitica. 28 (4): 297–304. Bibcode:2000Phyto..28..297S. doi:10.1007/BF02981824. S2CID   42225759.
6. Khan, I.; Morse, J.G. (1999). "Laboratory studies on the evaluation of Chrysoperla spp. as predators of citrus thrips". Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. 15 (5): 459–465.

External links

• Media related to Chrysoperla rufilabris at Wikimedia Commons