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Mantidfly

Dicromantispa interrupta

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

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

Habitat:

Semi-rural backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Mantidfly

Dicromantispa interrupta

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ForestDragon
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Judging by the color pattern on the wings, this most resembles Dicromantispa interrupta, I think.
Kyle A
Yup, it's a mantidfly. Here are some others to compare it to. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4796/bgimage Beautiful spotting. Thanks for sharing.

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PublishedSeptember 3, 2014

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