Chrysopa oculata Say, 1839

Common Golden-headed Green Lacewing

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Neuroptera

Family: Chrysopidae

Genus: Chrysopa

Species: Chrysopa oculata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Chrysopa oculata

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Associated Species	Type of Associate	Reference
Aphis nerii (Oleander Aphid)	Prey	See photo

PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS