Phorid Flies on Green Lacewing Tiny Phorid Flies Riding Along with a Green Lacewing Lacewings are a Neuroptera, a group that includes the antlions (doodle bugs).  The larvae of lacewings look a lot like antlions, and are prdatory.  The adults of the green lacewing here, a Chrysopidae, are predatory as well, and often consume...

Ant Lion, Out of its Element I located some Ant Lion pits today, and dug up an Ant Lion, also called a “Doodle Bug.”  The adult ant lion, looks a bit like a damsel fly, but has clubbed antennae.  They are also in a different Order, the Neuroptera- Net-Winged insects.  I have seen the adult to this specific doodle...

Ant Line Adult maybe? While digging through archives of photos, I found this from 2005.  I believe, but can’t be sure yet that this might be an adult of an “Ant Lion,” (Neuroptera) the youngsters lives in small sand pits, attacking and eating prey that falls into this trap.  After developing there, the adult...

Brown Lacewing Brown Lacewing on car window Brown Lacewing So what was out flying around at 40 F, in 25 mile an hour winds in Upstate N.Y.?  And landed on my garage door for these photos just now?  A gorgeous brown lacewing, in the Neuroptera (= net wing) insect Order!  At first I was thinking caddisfly- for a second, then...