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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Mantid Lacewings (Mantispidae) » Unidentified Eggs, Larvae, Pupae & Hosts
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Mystery Eggs through micro lens
Copyright © 2018 momsavang

Mystery Eggs through micro lens
Cataula, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
February 11, 2018
Size: micro
I've been tracking these eggs on my sw facing window for over a month (Jan 7 ish, 2018-feb11,2018). Today they hatched. Originally suggested they could be lacewing; however green lacewing eggs hatch in 5 days from what I've seen. Right now these guys are only a few hours old and are still translucent. Not sure what they're going to eat since they're on a window. Any help id'ing would be awesome. It's been a cool process to watch. Will attach other images from earlier in the development phase that show actual size.

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Contributed by momsavang on 11 February, 2018 - 2:34pm
Last updated 21 February, 2019 - 6:28pm

Moved
Moved from Mantidflies.
… Bob Biagi, 21 February, 2019 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 22 April, 2018 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

looks like mantispidae to me
Will want to be eating spider egg sacs
… metrioptera, 11 February, 2018 - 2:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh my gosh! That could be it!
Oh my gosh! That could be it! I just looked up mantispidae in Georgia and found the Brown Mantis Fly. I saw something like that on my porch several months ago but thought it might be a painted wasp. I couldn't get a picture so I really only have vague memories of it... but that's pretty cool! Thanks.
Wondering how much more they will develop on my window before they move on.
… momsavang, 11 February, 2018 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

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