Madagascan Green Lacewing vs Lepidocampa Dipluran

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Attribute Madagascan Green Lacewing Lepidocampa Dipluran
Scientific Name Ankylopteryx octopunctata Lepidocampa weberi
Order Neuroptera Diplura
Family Chrysopidae Campodeidae
Size 20-30 mm wingspan 4-7 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Predators Fungus Feeders
Regions Madagascar, Tropical Africa Southeast Asia
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Madagascan Green Lacewing

A delicate green lacewing found in Madagascan forests with transparent wings. Adults and larvae are important predators of aphids and other small pests.

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Larvae camouflage themselves by piling debris and prey remains on their backs.

Lepidocampa Dipluran

A tropical dipluran found in forest soils across Southeast Asia. It has distinctive scale-covered body segments.

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Its body is covered in tiny scales, unusual among diplurans.