lacewing fly

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lacewing fly - any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphidslacewingneuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect - insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veinschrysopid, green lacewing, stink fly - pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvaebrown lacewing, hemerobiid, hemerobiid fly - small dark-colored lacewing fly