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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) » Platystoechotes » Platystoechotes lineatus
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Moth ? - Platystoechotes lineatus
Copyright © 2008 Beth Sands

Moth ? - Platystoechotes lineatus
Silver lake, Amador County, California, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: 1 1/4"
This bug landed on my husband in a forest about 7100 feet elevation . At first I thought that it was a Moth , but seeing it's semi-transparent wings and it's green eyes made me wonder . I saw this critter before coming upon the Cicada on a rock a few miles up trail . It flew away , but low to the ground and heavily . It's underbelly looked moth -like . I guess I liked it's sparkling green eyes , but all in all it was not a cute bug but rather a homely looking , possibly old individual . Thank you so much for any comments to further my buggie knowledge .

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 21 June, 2008 - 11:26pm
Last updated 24 June, 2008 - 11:48am

#192996 Identification – Platystoechotes lineata
Identification confirmed.
… John D. Oswald, 18 December, 2008 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Giant Lacewings.
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2008 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

Also consider
Polystoechotidae (Giant Lacewings) (looks like a better guess!)
… John R. Maxwell, 22 June, 2008 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
good eye !
Thanks for your great help as to what this fellow could be . I think you nailed it with the Giant Lacewing conclusion ... looks just like it . I would have never guessed that since I had only seen the much smaller variety with the golden eyes . Wow , so much to learn , thanks again , sincerely Beth
… Beth Sands, 22 June, 2008 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Platystoechotes lineatus
This is definitely Platystoechotes lineatus. It is the more robust and pubescent of the two species in California. Nice find! The larvae live in the soil, and just what they do down there is still a mystery. I have larvae, pupae and adult if anyone ever wants to work on these.
… Dennis Haines, 24 June, 2008 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Dennis, we'll move it there.
By the way, we've picked up a number of new images on the Eulonchus page here if you would like to add some comments there!
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2008 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

 
I concur.
Great diagnosis, John! Great find, Beth, these are not seen very often. Lovely image, too.
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 June, 2008 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

Another Idea
maybe Trichoptera (Caddisflies)? Just a (bad?) guess.
… John R. Maxwell, 22 June, 2008 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

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