Wasp Mantisfly

Climaciella brunnea

Description:

wasp mantisfly, (Neuroptera: Mantispidae). Found by beating sheet on Alder near the Deschutes River just outside of Maupin, OR

Notes:

Larvae of this family will attach to spiders and wait for the spiders to lay eggs. They will then enter the egg sacs and consume the eggs before pupating.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Wasp Mantisfly

Climaciella brunnea Bug Eric

28 Comments (1–25)

Lipase 9 years ago

wow! awesome picture and awesome animal!

AntónioGinjaGinja 9 years ago

Great spotting C. Hedstrom,congrats on the well deserved SOTD ans thanks for sharing

SG in CR 9 years ago

Unusual coloring for that species, but I couldn't find a better match either.

Max Gallagher 9 years ago

Wow!

Doren B 9 years ago

Very nice image. Well done.

Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Very cool blog btw C. Hedstrom Thanks for that.

catgrin 9 years ago

Very cool find! This family is a really interesting group of insects!

Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

congrats C. Hedstrom!

Harsha Singh 9 years ago

I just read your write-up. It's very educating as well as entertaining. Great work.

C. Hedstrom 9 years ago

Also, be sure to check out my write up about the complicated lifecycle of this fascinating organism here: https://oregonbeatsheet.wordpress.com/20...

C. Hedstrom 9 years ago

Thanks for the comments,everyone! Mark, thanks for the ID. It shouldn't have taken so long, I was just unsure about labeling it brunnea, in case there were others in Oregon. Apparently that's the most common NA species (maybe the only one), it's probably correct.

Harsha Singh 9 years ago

That is just mind blowing! Congrats!

Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury 9 years ago

Ma Sha Allah .... Amazing and terrific insect ... looks like a mutant - a wasp and a mantis

Diaz José Miguel 9 years ago

An incredible shot.

Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Congratulations on the SOTD. Great photo. Can't believe we don't have species id yet.. a challenge.

Yasser 9 years ago

Chris, congrats! This beauty has earned you Spotting of the Day! Thanks for your great contributions and we can't wait to see what you snap next.

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LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Great story! I hadn't known all that neat stuff about Mantispid larvae.

C. Hedstrom 9 years ago

Thanks again, everybody! I did a write up about this insect family here:

http://oregonbeatsheet.wordpress.com

rams4d 9 years ago

Excellent picture, awesome, impressive, congrats, you are the best !!!

LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Wonderful find!!

C. Hedstrom 9 years ago

Thanks for the comments everybody!

patty 9 years ago

It is very strange. It seems very dangerous. It is of Peñarol soccer team. Maybe, If it pricks you a lot it may be dangerous...We are lucky that we don´t have them in Uruguay.

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