Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) multiflash sequence of three images of take off, UK, controlled conditions

Kim Taylor / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) egg on a birch twig. Surrey, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) hiding under a leaf, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Agustin Esmoris / Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae), Argentina

Ross Hoddinott / Green lacewing (Chrysopa carnea) backlit, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. June 2017.

Paul Bertner / Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) with aphid prey, British Columbia, Canada

Paul Bertner / Green Lacewing (Domenechus mirificus), Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Costa Rica

Paul Bertner / Green Lacewing (Nineta sp) eggs, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Kim Taylor / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grasshead, Surrey, England

Alan Williams / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) resting on leaf at the edge of woodland, Cheshire, UK, June.

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. June

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

Nick Upton / Common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) foraging on Lavender flowerbuds in a garden planted with flowers to attract pollinators, Watch Tower B&B, Dungeness, Kent, UK.

Doug Wechsler / Golden-eyed lacewing (Chrysopa oculata) on goldenrod leaf, Philadelphia, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing larva (Chrysopa) with Red goldenrod aphids (Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum) on goldenrod, Philadelphia; Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing eggs (Chrysopidae) deposited on goldenrod leaf, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing eggs (Chrysopidae) deposited on goldenrod leaf, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Golden-eyed lacewing (Chrysopa oculta) eating aphid (Uroleucon helianthicola) on Jersulalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa) Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Solvin Zankl / Lacewing larva (Nothochrysa fulviceps) on oak tree leaf Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany, September.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grass, Var, Provence, France, June.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grass, Var, Provence, France, May.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grass, Var, Provence, France, May.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on Common hedge parsley (Torilis arvensis) plant, Var, Provence, France, June.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Green Lacewin (Chrysoperla carnea), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Bridal rainbow (Drosera macrantha) with captured lacewings, Western Australia. meetyourneighbours.net project

Stephen Dalton / Close up of the wing veins of a green lacewing (Chrysopa sp), UK.

Alex Hyde / Common Green / Goldeneye Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Common Green / Goldeneye Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

John Abbott / Green Lacewing (Pseudomallada sp.) Kernville, Kern County, California, USA, June.

John Abbott / Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla) Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

Jussi Murtosaari / Green acewing (Chrysopidae) a neuropteran insect, South Karelia, southern Finland, June.

Piotr Naskrecki / Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) butterfly eggs, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) butterfly eggs, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) butterfly eggs, Suriname

MYN / Matt Cole / Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea; Chrysopiodae) on stem. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) adult on Oak leaf. Hertfordshire, UK, September.

Andy Sands / Green Lacewing (Chrysopa perla) larva feeding on aphid, while carrying detritus as camouflage. Captive. UK, September.

Andy Sands / Green Lacewing (Chrysopa perla) larva carrying detritus as camouflage. Captive. UK, September.

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa sp) taking off, multiflash sequence of three images

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) UK

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) multiflash sequence of three images of take off, UK, controlled conditions

Simon Colmer / Portrait of Green lacewing (Chrysopa sp.) on Fig leaf (Ficus sp.) England, UK

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Lacewing larva {Chrysopidae} feeding on leafhopper prey, UK

Stephen Dalton / Lacewing {Chrysopidae} larva with Leafhopper prey, UK

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing larva {Chrysopidae} with hemipteran prey, UK

Ingo Arndt / Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae) larva climbing down the egg-stalk, Germany

PREMAPHOTOS / Common goldeneye / Green lacewing {Chrysoperla carnea} larva feeding on a nettle aphid, UK

Steve Knell / Green lacewing on bracken {Chrysopa carnea} Scotland, UK

Kim Taylor / Green Lacewing larva hatching from egg, about to climb down the egg stalk UK.

Kim Taylor / Green Lacewing (Chrysopa carnea) eggs.

Kim Taylor / Green lacewing taking off (Chrysoperla / Chrysopa carnea) digital composite, UK Seven

Roman Willi / Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) resting on underside of leaf, Lucerne, Switzerland. October.

Andy Sands / Two Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) eggs at different development stages on Lily leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August. Focus stacked.

Roman Willi / Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) resting on a flower head, Lucerne, Switzerland. August.

Emanuele Biggi / Lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) nymph adjusting its camouflage composed of parts of dead arthropod moults held together by spider web silk. This shield hides the Lacewing as it moves around searching for f...

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewings (Chrysopidae) hibernating in the corner of a ceiling.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Green lacewing (Chrysopidae family) profile, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Controlled conditions.

Doug Wechsler / Recently hatched Green lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) larvae on underside of leaf, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Recently hatched Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) larvae on empty egg cluster, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) eggs suspended from leaf, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) on Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). Cornwall, England, UK. May.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva feeding on aphid. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing nymph (Chrysopidae) eating aphid, (Myzocallis asclepiadis) Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA,jUly.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing nymph (Chrysopidae) eating aphid, (Myzocallis asclepiadis) Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Andy Sands / Lacewing (Chrysopa perla) resting under leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June - Focus Stacked Image