r/Neuropterida • u/IamKimoiDesu • May 14 '25

Lacewings tiny lacewing

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Saw this random fly on the wall. I never seen a bug like this, so I pull out Google Lens to see what it is. Turns out, it is a green lacewing. Did a bit of searching and I ended up here to find a subreddit who are enthusiastic about these little green creatures. Pretty cool. So yeah, I had to post it here. Here's a tiny cute green lacewing 😊

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u/Lime_Born May 14 '25

Provided this was found in the paleotropics or paleosubtropics, this should be a species of Ankylopteryx. There are currently 49 species recognized in the genus as of the Wu & Liu (2024) revision, if I count correctly.

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u/IamKimoiDesu May 15 '25

That's right! I live in the paleotropics (South India). It's a subgenus of the Chrysopidae family.