Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Registration
is open for the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2023
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera)
»
Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae)
»
Fishflies (Chauliodinae)
»
Chauliodes
Photo#27367
Copyright © 2005
badger
Not a Moth -
Chauliodes
Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
August 6, 2005
Size: 2 1/2 in.
Found two of these guys hanging on the wall outside my house,would really like to know what they are.Thanks
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
badger
on 7 August, 2005 - 9:31pm
Last updated 2 September, 2005 - 8:25pm
Chauliodes pectinicornis
Certainly not a moth. I'd say Chauliodes pectinicornis, the summer fishfly. Notice the egg, probably a tachinid fly egg, on top of the head.
…
Tom
, 7 August, 2005 - 11:42pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Ocellus likely, not egg
Those have fooled me several times. These critters have prominent simple eyes (ocelli, singular, ocellus, I think!) on their head. They often shine in artificial light, such as a flash.
Link to guide page for
Chauliodes pectinicornis
, and an example image:
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
…
Cotinis
, 8 August, 2005 - 7:59am
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.