Chrysoperla carnea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chrysoperla carnea lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chrysoperla carnea
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Neuroptera
Family	Chrysopidae

Where does the chrysoperla carnea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chrysoperla carnea in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the chrysoperla carnea?

The chrysoperla carnea (Chrysoperla carnea) is an insect in the order Neuroptera and the family Chrysopidae, genus Chrysoperla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chrysoperla carnea

Chrysoperla carnea, one of the species of common green lacewing, is an insect in the Chrysopidae family. Although the adults feed on nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew, the larvae are active predators and feed on aphids and other small insects. It has been used in the biological control of insect pests on crops.

Chrysoperla carnea was originally considered to be a single species with a holarctic distribution but it has now been shown to be a complex of many cryptic, sibling subspecies. These are indistinguishable from each other morphologically but can be recognised by variations in the vibrational songs the insects use to communicate with each other, which they especially do during courtship.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chrysoperla carnea (revision 1380519406), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q264998 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).