Order: Neuroptera / Family: Chrysopidae - Lacewings
Useful garden insects as the larvae are voracious aphid predators!
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Chrysopa perla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The bluish one!
The adults are also aphid predators - the jaws can just be seen
Chrysoperla carnea
Stephens, 1836
The greenish one!
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The greenish one!