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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Giant and Moth Lacewings (Ithonidae) » Polystoechotes » Polystoechotes punctata
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Paranthaclisis sp. ?? - Polystoechotes punctata
Copyright © 2017 Stacy Holt

Paranthaclisis sp. ?? - Polystoechotes punctata
Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
July 24, 2017
Size: Between 1 and 1.5 inches
There were dozens of these on my window screens for several hours each morning from July 24-27, 2017. Images are on a door and the doorjamb.

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Paranthaclisis sp. ?? - Polystoechotes punctata Paranthaclisis sp. ?? - Polystoechotes punctata
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Contributed by Stacy Holt on 25 October, 2017 - 4:31pm
Last updated 26 October, 2017 - 5:31pm

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Actually, I'm quite convinced that there's nothing else this could be. Compare . Nice find! These used to be found all across the continent but are now restricted to a few western states, mostly in mountains.

Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 26 October, 2017 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

 
I really had no idea what thi
I really had no idea what this could be; other than it resembled an antlion. Thanks for the ID as a Giant Lacewing. New species for me. I'll have to thank my cats for alerting me to their presence the first time.
… Stacy Holt, 26 October, 2017 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

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Wow, it looks like a Caddisfly (Trichoptera) to me? I'll follow!!!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1338744/bgimage.
… Bkripto, 26 October, 2017 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

check out Polystoechotes punctata and see what you think
while you wait for an expert
… metrioptera, 25 October, 2017 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

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