Insect for ID

[goosey]

I am not sure if this is an insect in it's own right or a larva of some type.
I found it last night (it was active) on Viburnum dawn. It was abot 1cm long.
It's not the best picture and I couldn't crop it any more sorry.

[Pudding4brains]

Hi Goosey,

I'll second Paul's opinion on the image page word for word:

Originally Posted by Paul

It's a lacewing larva for sure; looks very much like Chrysoperla spp (of which C. carnea is one of the most common in NW Europe). Mighty set of jaws they have!

adding that indeed the larva of Chrysoperla carnea looks exactly like this one (reared those a few times), but that I haven't the faintest as to what the larvae of the other Chrysoperla spp look like exactly (or those of many of the other Chrysopidae for that matter).

Cheers! Arp

[goosey]

Originally Posted by Pudding4brains

Hi Goosey,

I'll second Paul's opinion on the image page word for word:


adding that indeed the larva of Chrysoperla carnea looks exactly like this one (reared those a few times), but that I haven't the faintest as to what the larvae of the other Chrysoperla spp look like exactly (or those of many of the other Chrysopidae for that matter).

Cheers! Arp

Thanks you two!
I have had a bumper year for Green Lace wings (most noticeable at night, I can tell the difference between them and moths in flight in the dark now by the manner they fly - green lacewings bodies hang almost vertically in flight) so having larvae around is no surprise. I have checked out Chrysoperla carnea and not only is the larvae a good match to mine, but the adults are the same as what I see around!