A New Look at Adaptive Body Coloration and Color Change in “Common Green Lacewings” of the Genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Peter Duelli; James B. Johnson; Mario Waldburger; Charles S. Henry

doi:10.1603/AN13139

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1 March 2014 A New Look at Adaptive Body Coloration and Color Change in “Common Green Lacewings” of the Genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Peter Duelli, James B. Johnson, Mario Waldburger, Charles S. Henry

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Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 107(2):382-388 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN13139

Abstract

Green lacewings in the genus Chrysoperla are not always green. They can be yellow (autosomal recessive mutant); change from whitish-yellow to green as young adults; or temporarily turn yellowish, reddish, or brown during diapause. New findings on a yellow mutant in a natural population in southern California and on species-specific diapause coloration are presented, old findings are reviewed, and the adaptive value of color variability and color change in the genus is discussed.

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Peter Duelli, James B. Johnson, Mario Waldburger, and Charles S. Henry "A New Look at Adaptive Body Coloration and Color Change in “Common Green Lacewings” of the Genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(2), 382-388, (1 March 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN13139

Received: 11 September 2013; Accepted: 1 December 2013; Published: 1 March 2014

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