Common in England and Wales, although absent from Scotland and Ireland, Chrysopa pallens (Rambur, 1838) can be found from May to August in a variety of habitats including gardens, fields and woodlands.

References and further information:

• A Key to the Adults of British Lacewings and their Allies. Plant, C. W. (1997)
• Collins Complete British Insects. Chinery, M. (2005)
• Italian Neuropterida – http://neurotteri.casaccia.enea.it/chrysopa_pallens.html