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Strange winged bug with a really flexible neck -Anyone know what it is? - Agulla
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Strange winged bug with a really flexible neck -Anyone know what it is? - Agulla
Carmichael, Sacramento County, California, USA
March 25, 2008
Size: about 1.5" to 2" long

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Strange winged bug with a really flexible neck -Anyone know what it is? - Agulla Strange winged bug with a really flexible neck -Anyone know what it is? - Agulla Strange winged bug with a really flexible neck -Anyone know what it is? - Agulla Strange winged bug with a really flexible neck -Anyone know what it is? - Agulla
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Contributed by Jen on 25 March, 2008 - 3:35pm
Last updated 3 April, 2008 - 4:12pm

#174252 Identification confirmed - Agulla sp.
Raphidioptera: Raphidiidae. Update series if of same individual.
… John D. Oswald, 12 May, 2008 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

Snakefly?
I think these are commonly called snakeflies. (Possibly Order Raphidioptera?)
… C Martin, 25 March, 2008 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Correct
This is definitely a snakefly of the family Raphidiidae (see in the guide here). Interestingly, the guide treats snakeflies as a suborder (Raphidiodea) within Neuroptera. I would be more in favour of elevating the group to ordinal status as Raphidioptera within the superorder Neuropterida (sensu Grimaldi & Engel, 2005).
… Sam W. Heads, 28 March, 2008 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

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