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Chrysopinae
Subfamily of lacewings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Chrysopinae | |
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Chrysopa perla (Chrysopini) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Chrysopidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysopinae Esben-Petersen, 1918 |
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About 60 genera |
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Members of the genus Chrysoperla and the genus Chrysopa in this subfamily are common in Europe and North America.[1][2] Chrysopinae larvae are predatory and feed on aphids; some of these species have been used in biological pest control, as has the Australian Mallada signatus.[3]