San Francisco Lacewing

Nothochrysa californica · Order: Neuroptera · Family: Chrysopidae

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San Francisco Lacewing
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

The San Francisco lacewing is a green lacewing belonging to the family Chrysopidae. It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

San Francisco lacewing, scientific name Nothochrysa californica, is a green lacewing in the Chrysopidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This species is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Washington, Oregon.

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

Source: GBIF

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

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

San Francisco Lacewing photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
San Francisco Lacewing photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
San Francisco Lacewing photo 4
Photo: giantcicada, CC BY
San Francisco Lacewing photo 5
Photo: Tom and T Herman, CC BY

Same family (Chrysopidae)

Golden-eyed LacewingGolden-eyed LacewingChrysopa oculataRed-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 basalis

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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