Stripetail Stonefly vs Kenyan Green Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stripetail Stonefly Kenyan Green Lacewing
Scientific Name Isoperla bilineata Chrysoperla agilis
Order Plecoptera Neuroptera
Family Perlodidae Chrysopidae
Size 10-15 mm 12-17 mm wingspan
Habitat Rivers & Streams Mountains
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Eastern North America East Africa, Southern Europe
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.

Kenyan Green Lacewing

A recently described species from the carnea complex found in East African highlands. Occurs in both natural and cultivated habitats.

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Did You Know?

It was only separated from Chrysoperla carnea as a valid species in 2015.