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Snakefly

Description:

Flying insect with what a long neck and some sort of tail.

Habitat:

Pacific Northwest

Notes:

Spotted in mid-summer on the side of a house.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Snakefly
Order: Raphidioptera Snakefly


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3 Comments

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 11 years ago

Yes Snakefly, likely in the Agulla Genus.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/53510

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Here is an interesting article about the snakefly being an Oregon native. http://www.applegater.org/pdf/2011/v04n0...

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Dobson fly.

spotteddolphin253
Spotted by
spotteddolphin253

Portland, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jul 11, 2012
Submitted on Jul 11, 2012

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