Chrysopa perla (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a green lacewing)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysopa perla (a green lacewing)
GenusChrysopa (a genus of green lacewings)
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)
Records of Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing) :
1: Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing)
6 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view
2: Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing)
2 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in flight
Image 1: Side view
3: Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing)
7 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
newly emerged larva
Image 1: Larva with egg shellImage 2: Top view
4: Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing)
6 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
egg
Image 1: Egg - freshly laid
5: Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing)
23 May 1970 OSGR: TL78 52° 20’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Top view

Chrysopa perla (a green lacewing) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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