Chrysoperla carnea
Common green lacewing
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- beneficial predator
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Neuroptera
- Family
- Chrysopidae
- Genus
- Chrysoperla
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Neuroptera | Chrysopidae | Chrysoperla
External: GBIF #2105360
14 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Chrysoperla carnea.
- Aphidoidea (superfamily)4 shared claims
- Hemiptera spp.1 shared claim
- Lepidoptera (order)1 shared claim
- Aphididae (family)1 shared claim
- Prays oleaeOlive Kernel Borer1 shared claim
- Pentalonia nigronervosaBanana Aphid1 shared claim
- Plutella xylostellaDiamond Backed Moth1 shared claim
- Helicoverpa armigeraArmigère (L')1 shared claim
biocontrol 12 claims
- This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Hemiptera spp. · effect: beneficial
“predators (e.g. Chrysoperla carnea)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Lepidoptera (order) · effect: beneficial
“Cry1Ab Bt toxin adversely affected predacious lacewing Chrysoperla carnea”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods #6492467 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Aphididae (family) · effect: beneficial
“McEwen et al. (1993c, 1996) found diet-related variation in development and survival in the larvae of Chrysoperla carnea”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 85 #6492544 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Prays oleae (Olive Kernel Borer) · effect: beneficial
“Observations on effectiveness of an attractant food spray in increasing chrysopid predation on Prays oleae eggs”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 95 #6492633 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Aphidoidea (superfamily) · effect: beneficial
“insect parasitoids (e.g. Trichogramma spp.) and predators (e.g. Chrysoperla carnea)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Aphidoidea (superfamily) · effect: beneficial
“green lacewings, Chrysoperla carnea, can be attracted by applying artificial honeydew”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Helicoverpa armigera (Armigère (L')) · effect: beneficial
“Pod borer infestation in pigeon pea was reduced when the larvae of C. carnea were released @ 1,25,000/ha”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 156 #6494846 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) · effect: beneficial
“release of C. carnea @ 2,500 eggs/ha was found to reduce the incidence of Plutella xylostella”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 156 #6494847 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Aphis craccivora (Groundnut Aphid) · effect: beneficial
“could reduce the infestation of A. craccivora on groundnut”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 156 #6494848 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Pentalonia nigronervosa (Banana Aphid) · effect: beneficial
“C. carnea released at 1:10 ratio achieved good control over the population of Pentalonia nigronervosa”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 156 #6494849 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Aphidoidea (superfamily) · effect: beneficial
“larvae eat soft-bodied insects including aphids, thrips, mealy bugs, soft scale, worms, and mites”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 3 #6495927 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Aphidoidea (superfamily) · effect: beneficial
“Green lacewing adult (Chrysoperla carnea)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 52 #6496430
nectar provision 1 claim
- This entity is the object of nectar provision by Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) · effect: beneficial
“carrot family — fennel, dill, Queen Anne's lace”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 3 #6495984
pest pressure 1 claim
- This entity is the object of pest pressure by Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Cry1Ab Bt toxin adversely affected predacious lacewing Chrysoperla carnea reared on Bt corn-fed prey”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods #6492457
Genus-level evidence
1 claim where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Chrysoperla sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Chrysoperla carnea.
- biocontrol · Chrysoperla spp. → Pseudococcidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“Chrysoperla species (lacewings) used on about 2,385 hectares against mealybugs”
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
biocontrol 3
- GloBI preysOn Aphis nerii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87136794
- GloBI preysOn Harmonia axyridis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221322946
- GloBI eats Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130293497
flower visitor 3
- GloBI visits Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267705100
- GloBI visits Rudbeckia triloba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94746581
- GloBI visits Malus domestica @article{schreck_eva_bedeutung_1979, title = {Die {Bedeutung} des {Wildbienen}-{Anteils} bei der {Bestäubung} von {Apfelblüten} an einem {Beispiel} in {Nordtirol} (Österreich)}, volume = {66}, language = {de}, journal = {Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlichen-medizinischen Vereins Innsbruck}, author = {{Schreck, Eva} and {Schedl, Wolfgang}}, month = oct, year = {1979}, pages = {95--107}, }
pollination 14
- GloBI pollinates Helianthus annuus Bertrand, C., Eckerter, P. W., Ammann, L., Entling, M. H., Gobet, E., Herzog, F., Mestre, L., Tinner, W., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Data from: Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bee, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes (Version 1, p. 359813 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.6836P06 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Daucus carota Lanuza et al. (2025), EuPPollNet: A European Database of Plant-Pollinator Networks. Global Ecol Biogeogr, 34: e70000. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70000. Accessed at <https://github.com/ElPea9/EuPPollNet/archive/df446ce3a2b0b0753777531aee32b965e41ebd7b.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI interactsWith Aesculus hippocastanum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114605703
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Daucus carota https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176652866
- GloBI interactsWith Sium sisarum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127851417
- GloBI interactsWith Ilex aquifolium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69466156
- GloBI interactsWith Nerium oleander https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87136794
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Seseli annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55676124
- GloBI interactsWith Trachelospermum jasminoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74408571
- GloBI pollinates Aesculus hippocastanum Bertrand, C., Eckerter, P. W., Ammann, L., Entling, M. H., Gobet, E., Herzog, F., Mestre, L., Tinner, W., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Data from: Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bee, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes (Version 1, p. 359813 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.6836P06 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Crataegus monogyna https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44565295
- GloBI pollinates Ilex aquifolium Bertrand, C., Eckerter, P. W., Ammann, L., Entling, M. H., Gobet, E., Herzog, F., Mestre, L., Tinner, W., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Data from: Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bee, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes (Version 1, p. 359813 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.6836P06 DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Quercus buckleyi https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=64402955
- GloBI interactsWith Quercus fusiformis https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=64402954
attractant 11
- GloBI visits Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267705100
- GloBI interactsWith Ilex aquifolium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69466156
- GloBI interactsWith Nerium oleander https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87136794
- GloBI visits Rudbeckia triloba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94746581
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Seseli annuum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55676124
- GloBI interactsWith Trachelospermum jasminoides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74408571
- GloBI interactsWith Crataegus monogyna https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44565295
- GloBI pollinates Ilex aquifolium Bertrand, C., Eckerter, P. W., Ammann, L., Entling, M. H., Gobet, E., Herzog, F., Mestre, L., Tinner, W., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Data from: Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bee, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes (Version 1, p. 359813 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.6836P06 DOI
- GloBI visits Malus domestica @article{schreck_eva_bedeutung_1979, title = {Die {Bedeutung} des {Wildbienen}-{Anteils} bei der {Bestäubung} von {Apfelblüten} an einem {Beispiel} in {Nordtirol} (Österreich)}, volume = {66}, language = {de}, journal = {Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlichen-medizinischen Vereins Innsbruck}, author = {{Schreck, Eva} and {Schedl, Wolfgang}}, month = oct, year = {1979}, pages = {95--107}, }
- GloBI interactsWith Quercus buckleyi https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=64402955
- GloBI interactsWith Quercus fusiformis https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=64402954
biocontrol 3
- GloBI preysOn Aphis nerii https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87136794
- GloBI preysOn Harmonia axyridis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221322946
- GloBI eats Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130293497
crop interaction 6
- GloBI pollinates Helianthus annuus Bertrand, C., Eckerter, P. W., Ammann, L., Entling, M. H., Gobet, E., Herzog, F., Mestre, L., Tinner, W., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Data from: Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bee, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes (Version 1, p. 359813 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.6836P06 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Daucus carota Lanuza et al. (2025), EuPPollNet: A European Database of Plant-Pollinator Networks. Global Ecol Biogeogr, 34: e70000. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70000. Accessed at <https://github.com/ElPea9/EuPPollNet/archive/df446ce3a2b0b0753777531aee32b965e41ebd7b.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI interactsWith Aesculus hippocastanum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114605703
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Daucus carota https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176652866
- GloBI interactsWith Sium sisarum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127851417
- GloBI pollinates Aesculus hippocastanum Bertrand, C., Eckerter, P. W., Ammann, L., Entling, M. H., Gobet, E., Herzog, F., Mestre, L., Tinner, W., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Data from: Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bee, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes (Version 1, p. 359813 bytes) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.6836P06 DOI