Antipaluria Web Spinner vs Nippon Green Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Antipaluria Web Spinner Nippon Green Lacewing
Scientific Name Antipaluria urichi Chrysoperla nipponensis
Order Embioptera Neuroptera
Family Clothodidae Chrysopidae
Size 12.0-20.0 mm 12-18 mm wingspan
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Gall Makers Herbivores
Regions South America, Central America Japan, South Korea, Eastern China
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Antipaluria Web Spinner

A large tropical web spinner from Trinidad and northern South America. It builds conspicuous silk galleries on the trunks of large trees.

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Did You Know?

Colonies of this species produce silk galleries so extensive they can cover several square meters of tree trunk.

Nippon Green Lacewing

An East Asian member of the carnea species group found in Japan and Korea. Studied extensively for rice paddy pest management.

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Did You Know?

Japanese researchers identified it as a distinct species through courtship vibration analysis in the 1990s.