Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies
Order Neuroptera
The Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Order Neuroptera) includes 232 species across 11 families and 64 genera in our directory.
About Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies
Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions, owlflies) includes ~6,000 described species. Green lacewing larvae are called 'aphid lions' - a single larva can consume up to 200 aphids per week.
Economic Impact
Lacewings are commercially reared and sold as biological pest control agents. The global biological pest control market, which heavily features lacewings, was valued at $6.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $16.4 billion by 2033.
Ecological Role
Antlion larvae build conical pit traps in sandy soil - an engineering feat studied by physicists for insights into granular mechanics. Adult lacewings are important pollinators of night-blooming flowers.
Families in Neuroptera (11)
Species in Neuroptera (232)
Semidalis kolbei
Semidalis kolbei
Semidalis nimboiformis
Semidalis nimboiformis
Sisyra dalii
Sisyra dalii
Sisyra indica
Sisyra indica
Sisyra iridipennis
Sisyra iridipennis
Sisyra nikkoana
Sisyra nikkoana
Sisyra panama
Sisyra panama
Sisyra potamophila
Sisyra potamophila
Sisyra rufistigma
Sisyra rufistigma
Sisyra terminalis
Sisyra terminalis
Sympherobius pygmaeus
Sympherobius pygmaeus
Wesmaelius subnebulosus
Wesmaelius subnebulosus
Zeugomantispa virescens
Zeugomantispa virescens
Abachrysa eureka
Abachrysa eureka
Antlion -Glenarus gratus
Glenurus gratus
Apache Lacewing
Yumachrysa apache
Apertochrysa luctuosa
Apertochrysa luctuosa
Apertochrysa macleodi
Apertochrysa macleodi
Atricholeon tuberculatus
Atricholeon tuberculatus
Brachynemurus blandus
Brachynemurus blandus
Brachynemurus californicus
Brachynemurus californicus
Brachynemurus elongatus
Brachynemurus elongatus
Brachynemurus ferox
Brachynemurus ferox
Brachynemurus hubbardii
Brachynemurus hubbardii
Brachynemurus longicaudus
Brachynemurus longicaudus
Brachynemurus pulchellus
Brachynemurus pulchellus
Brachynemurus versutus
Brachynemurus versutus
Brown Lacewing
Miromus subanticus
Brown Mantidfly
Climaciella brunnea
Ceraeochrysa claveri
Ceraeochrysa claveri
Ceraeochrysa cubana
Ceraeochrysa cubana
Ceraeochrysa valida
Ceraeochrysa valida
Chaetoleon pusillus
Chaetoleon pusillus
Chaetoleon tripunctatus
Chaetoleon tripunctatus
Chrysopa excepta
Chrysopa excepta
Clathroneuria arapahoe
Clathroneuria arapahoe
Clathroneuria coquilletti
Clathroneuria coquilletti
Clathroneuria schwarzi
Clathroneuria schwarzi
Conwentzia barretti
Conwentzia barretti
Entanoneura batesella
Entanoneura batesella
Eremochrysa canadensis
Eremochrysa canadensis
Eremochrysa fraterna
Eremochrysa fraterna
Eremochrysa minora
Eremochrysa minora
Eremochrysa pallida 0
Eremochrysa pallida
Eremochrysa sabulosa
Eremochrysa sabulosa
Eremoleon femoralis
Eremoleon femoralis
Eremoleon nigribasis
Eremoleon nigribasis
Euptilon arizonense
Euptilon arizonense
Euptilon decipiens
Euptilon decipiens
Euptilon normale
Euptilon normale
Euptilon ornatum
Euptilon ornatum
Four-spotted Mantidfly
Dicromantispa interrupta
Gnopholeon delicatulus
Gnopholeon delicatulus
Haploglenius flavicornis
Haploglenius flavicornis
Hemerobius bistrigatus
Hemerobius bistrigatus
Kymachrysa placita
Kymachrysa placita
Leptomantispa pulchella
Leptomantispa pulchella
Leucochrysa arizonica
Leucochrysa arizonica
Leucochrysa explorata
Leucochrysa explorata
Leucochrysa floridana
Leucochrysa floridana
Lomamyia banksi
Lomamyia banksi
Lomamyia flavicornis
Lomamyia flavicornis
Lomamyia fulva
Lomamyia fulva
Lomamyia occidentalis
Lomamyia occidentalis
Lomamyia squamosa
Lomamyia squamosa
Macleay's Owlfly
Ululodes macleayanus
Megalomus carpenteri
Megalomus carpenteri
Megalomus fidelis
Megalomus fidelis
Megalomus minor
Megalomus minor
Megalomus moestus
Megalomus moestus
Meleoma dolicharthra
Meleoma dolicharthra
Meleoma furcata
Meleoma furcata
Meleoma hageni
Meleoma hageni
Meleoma schwarzi
Meleoma schwarzi
Mexoleon papago
Mexoleon papago
Micromus borealis
Micromus borealis
Micromus variegatus
Micromus variegatus
Micromus variolosus
Micromus variolosus
Myrmeleon carolinus
Myrmeleon carolinus
Myrmeleon invisus
Myrmeleon invisus
Myrmeleon mobilis
Myrmeleon mobilis
Myrmeleon texanus
Myrmeleon texanus
Nacarina robusta
Nacarina robusta
Nallachius pulchellus
Nallachius pulchellus
Neleon exitialis
Neleon exitialis
Neleon immaculatus
Neleon immaculatus
Neleon mexicanus
Neleon mexicanus
Nineta gravida
Nineta gravida
Paranthaclisis floridensis
Paranthaclisis floridensis
Paranthaclisis hageni
Paranthaclisis hageni
Pearly Green Lacewing
Chrysopa perla
Perfect Green Lacewing
Apertochrysa perfecta
Pimachrysa albicostales
Pimachrysa albicostales
Pimachrysa fusca
Pimachrysa fusca
Platystoechotes lineatus
Platystoechotes lineatus
Plega banksi
Plega banksi
Plega dactylota
Plega dactylota
Plega obtusa
Plega obtusa
Plega signata
Plega signata
Polystoechotes punctata
Polystoechotes punctata