Ghost Darner vs Malay Green Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Ghost Darner Malay Green Lacewing
Scientific Name Anax longipes Mallada basalis
Order Odonata Neuroptera
Family Aeshnidae Chrysopidae
Size 73-80 mm 14-20 mm wingspan
Habitat Ponds & Lakes Farmland
Diet Predators Predators
Regions North America Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Southern China
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Ghost Darner

A large green-eyed dragonfly with a distinctively long reddish-brown abdomen.

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Did You Know?

Males patrol over water with a conspicuous undulating flight pattern.

Malay Green Lacewing

A tropical Asian lacewing with a greenish body and dark wing venation. Commercially reared in Taiwan for pest control in greenhouses.

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Did You Know?

Taiwanese farmers release this species in nethouses to protect strawberry and vegetable crops.