Aphis lion

A´phis li´on

1.

(Zool.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aphis lion - carnivorous larva of lacewing flies aphid lion Chrysopidae, family Chrysopidae - green lacewings family Hemerobiidae, Hemerobiidae - brown lacewings larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose