Lacewing

Lacewings are welcome in the garden. They feed on other small insects, in particular greenfly (aphids) and red spider mite.

There are three families of lacewing, Green, Brown and Powdery. 49 species are known

Lacewings eat :
greenfly (aphids), thrips, red spider mite.

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Lacewings are eaten by :
birds, frogs

Group: Insecta