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Dicromantispa interrupta
Part mantis, part fly, all mantisfly. Attracted to light? or insects at light.
Semi-rural backyard
Judging by the color pattern on the wings, this most resembles Dicromantispa interrupta, I think.
Yup, it's a mantidfly. Here are some others to compare it to.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4796/bgima...
Beautiful spotting. Thanks for sharing.