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Chrysoperla externa (Hagen, 1861)

Green lacewing

Humid forest to pampa zones; M.V. lights, sweeping, FIT; January-March.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Neuroptera

Suborder
Hemerobiiformia

Superfamily
Hemerobioidea

Family
Chrysopidae

Genus
Chrysoperla

Species
externa

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

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, Chrysoperla externa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5699. Accessed 5 November 2026.