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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Giant Lacewings (Polystoechotidae) » Polystoechotes » Polystoechotes punctata
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Hurray, a record! - Polystoechotes punctata
Copyright © 2007 Stacey Gingras

Hurray, a record! - Polystoechotes punctata
Wallowa Lk., Wallowa County, Oregon, USA
July 31, 2007
Size: WS about 2"
It was attracted to our lantern - on 1st glance, in the dark, I thought I had a large alderfly. When I got it out to pin it, I said to myself "yipee, a giant lacewing!". I think the species is probably Polystoechotes punctatus?
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Contributed by Stacey Gingras on 1 October, 2007 - 5:40pm
Last updated 19 May, 2009 - 11:29am

#149519 Identification – Polystoechotes punctata
Identification confirmed.
… John D. Oswald, 18 December, 2008 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Giant Lacewings.
… Keith Bayless, 27 January, 2008 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

It is indeed Polystoechotes p
It is indeed Polystoechotes punctata.
… Dennis Haines, 21 December, 2007 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Congrats!
Yes, a rare find indeed. You should probably e-mail this image (after asking first if that is ok) to the Oregon State Arthropod Collection in Corvallis, and/or the state agriculture department, and see if they can give you a species and confirm the county record. Chris Marshall would be the contact at Oregon State U (go Beavers!)
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 October, 2007 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

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