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Index of Subjects Thank you Chris. Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] ID > Hi Jeannie, > > They are called Green Lacewings, or Gold-eye Lacewings [Order > Neuroptera: Family Chrysopidae]. The adults and larvae feed on mites, > aphids and other invertebrates and can be important agents of > biocontrol of these. In Canada and its Insect Fauna McE. Kevan (1978) > says that there are ~ 25 species in Canada. I think most of the > Canadian species are in the genus Chrysopa. I don't think anyone has > worked on the Nova Scotia fauna. Here's are a couple of nice pages on > them: > > http://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Neuroptera/chrysopid.htm > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopidae > > Cheers, > > Chris > > On 30-Apr-07, at 10:43 AM, Jeannie wrote: > >> Chris, >> Hi,you have told me what this is before,but,my memory fails >> me.Could tell me once again what it is. >> Thank you,Jeannie >> http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2769427480025930195rglmSl >> Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury >> >> Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton >> >> >> jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. > _. > Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History > 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 > (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. > _. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/781 - Release Date: 30/04/2007 9:14 AM
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