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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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For example, lacewings are important predators of pest insects and overwinter in leaf and debris piles.
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Planting a variety of pollinator-friendly flowers that attract natural predators, such as ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies, can often keep them in check, too.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 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
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Planting a variety of pollinator-friendly flowers that attract natural predators, such as ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies, can often keep them in check, too.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 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
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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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