CHRYSOPIDAE
(green lacewings)

Interactions where CHRYSOPIDAE is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult feeds on honeydew APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Neuroptera/Chrysopidae/Chrysopidaegreen lacewingsadult Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
adult Minor adult is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Neuroptera/Chrysopidae/Chrysopidaegreen lacewingsadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
larva Major larva is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Neuroptera/Chrysopidae/Chrysopidaegreen lacewingslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
adult adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower (pollen) MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Neuroptera/Chrysopidae/Chrysopidaegreen lacewingsadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsflower (pollen)

Interactions where CHRYSOPIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is parasitoid host of larva Perilampus laevifrons a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Perilampidae Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a), Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Perilampidae/Perilampus laevifrons/Perilampus laevifronsa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Neuroptera/Chrysopidae/Chrysopidaegreen lacewingslarva larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VIII, Part 2 (a), 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

CHRYSOPIDAE (green lacewings) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CHRYSOPIDAE (green lacewings) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCHRYSOPIDAE (green lacewings)
OrderNEUROPTERA (lacewings)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CHRYSOPIDAE (green lacewings)

CHRYSOPIDAE (green lacewings) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to CHRYSOPIDAE (green lacewings):

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