Like the May fly, the adult lacewing does not eat.
"The Insect Folk"
Margaret Warner Morley
It has a terrible appetite, this child of the pretty lacewing.
"The Insect Folk"
Margaret Warner Morley
Such are the 'Ant-lions,' larvae of the exotic lacewing flies, which hunt small insects, digging a sandy pit for their unwary steps in the case of the best-known members of the group, some of which are found as far north as Paris.
"The Life-Story of Insects"
Geo. H. Carpenter