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Very large grayish brown colored insect. Appears to have two wings, six legs, two antennae and two pincer like protrusions from head. Wings have a patterned variation to them.
We found this insect on the outside brick wall of our playground at approximately 10:30 a.m. on June 16, 2017. My students were absolutely fascinated and are eager to learn more about this insect.
Please help us identify the species. Thank you so much!
This is a male Dobsonfly, Corydalus sp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobsonfly
Those large pincers are used to hold the female during mating. More info about Dobsonflies is available on this page, but I cannot say that this one is the same species:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc...
Spotted on Jun 16, 2017
Submitted on Jun 24, 2017
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