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Dicromantispa sayi
Spotted on Jul 19, 2013
Submitted on Jul 19, 2013
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Hi Jason, this amazing insect is called a Mantidfly. It's from Family Mantispidae.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4796/bgpag...
There are a couple of species with dark forms like yours. Take a look at the link, perhaps you can find a match for yours.
I think yours most resembles the dark form of Dicromantispa sayi:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/71736
http://bugguide.net/node/view/548427/bgi...
See what you think!