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Mantis Fly

Mantispidae

Photo by Johan Heyns
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (± 10mm) immature mantid spotted lured by the porch light. It seems as if it was looking for prey in the light. Captured and photographed through a glass since it was really active.

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Comments (3)
Johan Heyns
Thanks for your help Mr Goldfish and Lisa!
LisaPowers
Yes...this is a mantisfly...not a mantis. Very nice spotting!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 3, 2012

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