#4051 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects
Pearly Green Lacewing
🇳🇱 Gewone gaasvlieg ·Chrysopa perla
🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands
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what is it?
Chrysopa perla , known commonly as the Green Lacewing , is a species of Neuropteran belonging to the family Chrysopidae (subfamily Chrysopinae). This widespread species is present in most of Europe.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 62 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 4,844 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Pearly Green Lacewing
- Nederlands
- Gewone gaasvlieg
- scientific name
- Chrysopa perla
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Neuroptera
- family
- Chrysopidae
- sightings in NL
- 62
- sightings in Europe
- 3,797
- sightings worldwide
- 4,844
- GBIF records in NL
- 3,055
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 52424, Wikidata Q775974, GBIF 2105962, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.