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Fishfly

Chauliodes rastricornis

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

approx. 2 inches long

Habitat:

spotted under porch light at friend's home

Reference Links:

Fishfly? - Chauliodes rastricornis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
auntnance123
Thanks, Cindy. I always assumed they were exceptionally large ant lions. There were a half dozen of them out under the lights.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Great pics auntnance123. I haven't heard of a fishfly either. It's big!
auntnance123
You guys are great. Never even heard of a fishfly, but that is what it is for sure.
lori.tas
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/labs/biology/biokeys/megaloptera.pdf
lori.tas
Or, Fishfly actually: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3610
Latimeria
Or maybe a dobsonfly or fishfly? BugGuide has some pictures that look similar: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8569.
lori.tas
I'd say ant lion. 22 species in Florida.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2011

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