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How old are the earliest known fossils of silky lacewings?
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Adult green lacewing (Chrysopa species).
The earliest known fossils of silky lacewings (family Psychopsidae) date back to the Triassic Period, which occurred approximately 251 million to 200 million years ago. These specimens were discovered in Australia.1