Hey all, thought it would be good to have a general insect identification thread where we can all seek ID's for the creepy crawlies we find in our ethnobotanical gardens.
Hopefully over time this thread could become a reference point so we can all get more familiar with garden insects.
Sort your friends from your foes here.
A couple of examples...
Just found out the identity of this little dude today, many thanks to Tripsis
Friend:
Brown lacewing - Hemerobiidae.
"Hemerobiids, like chrysopids, are predatory, especially on aphids, both as larvae and adults"
So I'm quite happy to see them in the greenhouse
Foe:
Prominent damaged caused by (i'm pretty sure anyway) Asian Citris psyllids on a peach tree.. No sign of the offender, I got told its really really small.
Sooo yeh! Feel free to bring your bug ID requests here and hopefully over time we will build up a pretty comprehensive set of garden insect IDs