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Mantidfly

Dicromantispa interrupta

Description:

Part mantis, part fly, all mantisfly. Attracted to light? or insects at light.

Habitat:

Semi-rural backyard

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Mantidfly
Dicromantispa interrupta Species Dicromantispa interrupta - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Judging by the color pattern on the wings, this most resembles Dicromantispa interrupta, I think.

Kyle A
Kyle A 9 years ago

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.

LuckyLogan
Spotted by
LuckyLogan

Iowa, USA

Spotted on Aug 19, 2014
Submitted on Sep 3, 2014

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