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Scientific Name
Leucochrysa insularis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Leucochrysa insularis (Walker, 1853)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Green Lacewing
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Neuroptera |
| Suborder | Hemerobiiformia |
| Family | Chrysopidae |
| Subfamily | Chrysopinae |
| Tribe | Leucochrysini |
| Genus | Leucochrysa |
| Subgenus | Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa) |
| Species | Leucochrysa insularis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
This species is found throughout eastern United States from Massachusetts to Florida and west to Texas and Nebraska. In addition it is known from northeastern Mexico and all the Greater Antillean islands. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habitat Tags
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terrestrial
Adults are found in deciduous woods and associated shrubbery. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Neuroptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/21/2019 2:31:10 PM
Notes
Its immature stages and biology are unknown. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
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