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Antlion - Plega
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Antlion - Plega
Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange County, California, USA
July 12, 2008
Size: ~2in
Restroom wall

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Antlion - Plega Antlion - Plega
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 13 July, 2008 - 7:57am
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 9:16am

Seems more like a mantidfly
than an antlion from this angle.
… john and jane balaban, 13 July, 2008 - 7:59am login or register to post comments

 
certainly possible. I never h
certainly possible. I never heard of a mantidfly before, so I just picked the thing that seemed most similar. :-)
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 13 July, 2008 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

 
See
… john and jane balaban, 13 July, 2008 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Close.
Genus of this one is Plega, not the same as the Balabans' image suggestion.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 July, 2008 - 2:45am login or register to post comments

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