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Bittacus strigosus / Chrysopa oculata
Hangingfly & prey under our porch light
Semi rural
Spotted on Jul 15, 2013
Submitted on Jul 16, 2013
2 Comments
Wow - thanks Gordon! How exciting!
Karen, I'd suggest that this is a member of the hangingflies (Bittacidae) not an ichneumon wasp. I find very few hangingflies so think this spotting is even better than finding a ichneumon wasp. Very cool....
See http://bugguide.net/node/view/9232 for a start towards an ID.
I've got a hangingfly in a more natural environment doing what they do, hanging around. See http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/633...
Fascinating insects! Cool shot. I've never gotten a photo of them with prey...