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Mantispids are gluttons! - Plega - female
Copyright © 2008 Eric C. Maxwell

Mantispids are gluttons! - Plega - Female
Peña Blanca Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
June 25, 2008
Size: ~2cm
There were plenty of mantisflies to be caught in this canyon, and each one could be seen devouring one insect after the other. It's hard to see in this photo but the insect's face and forelegs are covered in scales from the moth's wings. You can also just make out this female's ovipositor between her wings.

My favorite part of this photo (other than that the main scene is more or less in focus) is that I just happened to catch those two lacewings in the background right after take-off.
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Contributed by Eric C. Maxwell on 4 July, 2008 - 2:04pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 9:16am

Moved
Moved from Mantidflies.
… john and jane balaban, 14 July, 2008 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

Nice.
Very nice image, especially of those in-flight lacewings:-) The mantispid is in the genus Plega.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 July, 2008 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

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