Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ceraeochrysa cincta
Green Lacewing
Predator; arid to humid forest (or agricultural) zones; January-April; at lights, malaise traps.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Neuroptera
Suborder
Hemerobiiformia
Superfamily
Hemerobioidea
Family
Chrysopidae
Genus
Ceraeochrysa
Species
cincta
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ceraeochrysa wollebaeki
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Baert, L.L. Desender, K. & Peck, S.B. (1992) New Data on the Neuroptera of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 62: 143-147.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ceraeochrysa cincta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5672. Accessed 5 November 2026.