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Photo by Les Catchick
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-22.41, -45.39

Field Notes

Description:

'Lacewing' insect imitating a praying mantis, as in the photo

Habitat:

Open area at an altitude of around 1800 m in a state park.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Les Catchick
Thanks Forest Dragon. I do not even remember knowing about this type of creature till I looked into this photo. I thought it was a praying mantis.
ForestDragon
Beautiful Mantidfly! I wish I knew more of the species in Brazil. We have a couple species here in North America, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidae

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2019

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