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Chrysopidae

Chrysopidae

1 9.9
A group of green, delicate insects with lacy wings that eat garden pests
  • noun
  • /ˌkraɪsəˈpɪdiː/
  • Specialized
: crisopídidos
  • Farmers often encourage the presence of Chrysopidae to reduce the need for chemical pesticides.

Examples

  • Researchers studied various species within the Chrysopidae family to assess their effectiveness as biological control agents.

  • The larvae of Chrysopidae are voracious predators of aphids in many gardens.

  • The Chrysopidae family includes many beneficial insects.

  • Did you know that Chrysopidae help control aphid populations?

  • The Chrysopidae family includes green lacewings that are beneficial for gardens.

  • Farmers often introduce Chrysopidae to help manage pest infestations naturally.

  • Children learned about the Chrysopidae during their science class on beneficial insects.

Synonyms

green lacewing
vsChrysopidae
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A small pale green insect with delicate lace-like wings that eats garden pests

refers to the whole group of these insects rather than one individual
family Chrysopidae
vsChrysopidae
  • Specialized
9.1

Small green insects with thin clear wings whose larvae eat pest insects

stresses adult physical features like delicate green bodies and lacy wings

Compounds

family Chrysopidae
  • Specialized
9.1

Small green insects with thin clear wings whose larvae eat pest insects

Surface Forms

Chrysopidae singular
Chrysopidae plural

Morphology

Chrysopidae = Chrysopa (opaque) = Chrysopa + idae

This is a technical taxonomic formation (genus name + family suffix) whose meaning ('a biological family') is not derivable by general learners from the base form.

Etymology

Chrysopidae comes from Greek parts chrysos 'gold' and ops 'eye', and the ending -idae means a 'family'. So the name points to their bright golden eyes and shows they are a family of green lacewing insects that help control garden pests.