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: any of various neuropterous insects (such as genera Chrysopa and Hemerobius) having delicate lacelike wing venation, long antennae, and often brilliant eyes
called also lacewing fly
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Parasitic wasps, flies, lacewings, spiders, and birds will feed on them.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Include flowering plants in your garden to attract beneficials such as lacewings and pirate bugs, which can help keep populations to manageable levels.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
The tiny flowers of herbs like dill, fennel, parsley, and cilantro are especially attractive to lacewings, hover flies, parasitic wasps, and lady beetles.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
Yarrow is highly attractive to some of the most common beneficial bugs, like ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Include flowering plants in your garden to attract beneficials such as lacewings and pirate bugs, which can help keep populations to manageable levels.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
The tiny flowers of herbs like dill, fennel, parsley, and cilantro are especially attractive to lacewings, hover flies, parasitic wasps, and lady beetles.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
Yarrow is highly attractive to some of the most common beneficial bugs, like ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
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lacewing
noun
lace·wing
ˈlā-ˌswiŋ 
: any of various insects that have delicate lacelike wings, long antennae, and often bright eyes
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