Golden-eyed Lacewing

Chrysopa oculata · Order: Neuroptera · Family: Chrysopidae

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Golden-eyed Lacewing
Photo: Nick Block, CC BY

Chrysopa oculata is a green lacewing belonging to the family Chrysopidae. It lives across North America, from Canada down to Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range extends from Canada southward to Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 50 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Illinois.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Golden-eyed Lacewing photo 3
Photo: unknown, CC0
Golden-eyed Lacewing photo 4
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY
Golden-eyed Lacewing photo 5
Photo: unknown, CC0
Golden-eyed Lacewing photo 6
Photo: earl woolsey, CC BY

Same family (Chrysopidae)

Red-lipped Green LacewingRed-lipped Green LacewingChrysoperla rufilabrisCommon green lacewingCommon green lacewingChrysoperla carneaLichen-carrying Green LacewingLichen-carrying Green LacewingLeucochrysa pavidaPearly Green LacewingPearly Green LacewingChrysopa perlaGreen lacewingGreen lacewingMallada basalisStripe-horned Green LacewingStripe-horned Green LacewingCeraeochrysa lineaticornis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopa_oculata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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