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Chauliodes rastricornis
approx. 2 inches long
spotted under porch light at friend's home
Spotted on Dec 17, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2011
7 Comments
Thanks, Cindy. I always assumed they were exceptionally large ant lions. There were a half dozen of them out under the lights.
Great pics auntnance123. I haven't heard of a fishfly either. It's big!
You guys are great. Never even heard of a fishfly, but that is what it is for sure.
If you're really keen, 'A guide to the Megaloptera and Aquatic Neuroptera of Florida', 78 pages. (PDF, 4 MB): http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/dear/...
Or, Fishfly actually: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3610
Or maybe a dobsonfly or fishfly? BugGuide has some pictures that look similar: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8569.
I'd say ant lion. 22 species in Florida.