Family: Chrysopidae
Length: about 12 mm to apex of abdomen
Tauber reviewed the genus Leucochrysa in 2004, reducing the number of recognized species from twelve to seven. She reported that these lacewings are creatures of meadow and woodland. The larvae of all the Leucochrysa species are "trash carriers," attaching plant or animal materials to their backs to provide camouflage protection from predators.
States reporting Leucochrysa insularis are indicated on the map below. The species has also been reported from three states of Mexico, and from Cuba, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. No members of this genus have been reported from Canada.
This lacewing is light green, typically with brown markings on the abdomen. The antennae and palpi are pale yellowish. The pronotum is unmarked except for a pair of reddish, lateral-anterior spots. The wings are colorless with two prominent dark spots on each (and one less noticeable dark area).
In West Virginia, look for this species from May through September. Adults regularly show up at lights, as was the case with the one photographed here.
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