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Brown mantidfly

Climaciella brunnea

Photo by Brett
Published on Project Noah
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46.8668, -96.4492

Field Notes

Description:

Looks like it's half praying mantis and half wasp but it is its own species.

Habitat:

This one was in a lush river bottom.

Notes:

My favorite find of the summer. I had no idea mantidflies were this far north.

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Minnesota Wildlife (Animals)
Mission
Critters of the Midwest
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 17, 2016

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