lacewing
lacewing — noun
- lacewingsingular
- lacewingsplural
1. a small flying insect with thin, see-through wings crossed by a delicate pattern
a small flying insect with thin, see-through wings crossed by a delicate pattern of fine lines; its young feed on aphids and other tiny garden pests.
Esme spotted a pale green lacewing resting on the kitchen window at dusk.
describing a sighting: spot + [insect] + resting on [surface]
Gardeners welcome lacewings because their young eat the aphids that ruin rose bushes.
lacewings as natural pest control (the young eat aphids)
Under the porch light, dozens of lacewings drifted in on warm summer evenings.
A single lacewing can lay hundreds of tiny eggs under a green leaf.
Farmers near Hui's village release lacewings to protect their vegetable crops from insects.
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the plural (lacewings) when describing them as helpful garden predators.