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Climaciella brunnea
A wasp with fore-arms like a Mantis. Single, orange colored wing. Yellow abdomen with dark bands. approx 3.5 cm long.
This one found on top of a building in the city.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2014
Submitted on Nov 26, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks, ForestDragon.
It certainly is a Mantidfly (they are not wasps but are related to lacewings and antlions). I think you are most likely correct with C. brunnea. Here is one that looks very similar: http://bugguide.net/node/view/568430/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4825