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Mantid lacewing

Campion callosus

Description:

A mantispede attracted to lights at night. This one was much larger than other species I have found at around 12mm long.

Habitat:

Outer urban back yard at night. Attracted to lights.

Notes:

This is very much one of the larger members of the genus.

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2 Comments

Tukup
Tukup 4 years ago

So dainty-looking. Nice spotting Mark. Thanks.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 4 years ago

Great photo! Looks like a miniature dog.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 12, 2018
Submitted on Oct 30, 2019

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