lacewings
Delicate green insects
Lacewings are delicate flying insects with large, transparent wings marked by a fine network of veins that resembles lace.
The green lacewing is common in gardens, where both adults and larvae prey on aphids and other small pests—making them valuable for natural pest control.
Their fragile appearance belies their voracious appetite for garden nuisances.
Filmy, delicate material
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
gauzy · wispy · fragile · lacelike · featherlight · veined · iridescent · dainty
Sensory appendages on insects
- venationArrangement of veins
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
invertebrate · entomology · nocturnal · winged · metamorphosis · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen
Exploiting the vulnerable
- aphidophagousFeeding on aphids
- ecofriendlyNot harmful to nature
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
filigree · gauzy · wispy · fragile · lacelike · featherlight · veined · iridescent · dainty · airy
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- venationArrangement of veins
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
ovipositor · invertebrate · entomology · nocturnal · winged · metamorphosis · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen
predatory
Exploiting the vulnerable
- aphidophagousFeeding on aphids
- ecofriendlyNot harmful to nature
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
jade
Carved ornamental mineral
- limeAcidic green citrus
- chartreuseVivid yellow-green hue
- verdantLush with plants
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- insect predatorsfrog, frogs, toad, toads, bat
- insect ecologypollination, herbivory, mutualism, coevolution, symbiosis
- lacewings
- aphidsaphids, greenfly, blackfly, nymphs, reproduction
lacewingswasps
Flying insects with stingers
hornets · yellowjackets · bees · fire ants · stinging insects
lacewingsbeetles
Hard-winged insects
cockroaches · stag beetles · rhinoceros beetles · scarab beetles
lacewingsaphids
Sap-feeding garden insects
mealybugs · whiteflies · spider mites · garden pests · scale insects