Stripetail Stonefly vs Hagen's Green Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stripetail Stonefly Hagen's Green Lacewing
Scientific Name Isoperla bilineata Leucochrysa pavida
Order Plecoptera Neuroptera
Family Perlodidae Chrysopidae
Size 10-15 mm 20-30 mm wingspan
Habitat Rivers & Streams Farmland
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Eastern North America Central America, South America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Stripetail Stonefly

A yellow-green stonefly with two distinctive dark stripes on its tails. It is common in clean North American streams during spring.

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Did You Know?

Its distinctively striped cerci make it one of the easiest North American stoneflies to identify.

Hagen's Green Lacewing

A large neotropical lacewing with broad wings and pale green coloring. Found from Mexico through Central America to Brazil.

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Did You Know?

Its larvae build particularly elaborate trash packets from lichen and prey remains for camouflage.