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green lacewing: Media

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Lacewing
Adult green lacewing (Chrysopa species).
Pollinator
Lacewing eggs
Dainty lacewing eggs on slender stalks.
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Junk collector
A green lacewing larva sporting a pouf of downy plant fibers. Known as “trash bugs”...
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