Common Green Lacewing
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Chrysoperla carnea
Very common throughout Britain.
Have red eyes: not black like Pearl Lacewing.
Flies in May & July-September.
Adults are a pale green colour with long, threadlike antennae and glossy, golden, compound eyes.
They have a delicate appearance and are from twelve to twenty millimetres long with large, membranous, pale green wings which they fold tent-wise above their abdomens.
They are weak fliers and have a fluttery form of flight.
They are often seen during the evenings and at night when they are attracted by lights.