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Photo#22331
Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea - male

Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea - Male
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 27, 2005
Size: 16mm

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Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea - male Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea - male

#22331 Identification (confirmed) -- Climaciella brunnea (male)
This is the mantispid Climaciella brunnea (Say in Keating, 1824).

Mantidfly
That is the loveliest insect I have ever seen on this site.

And Tom. You need to clean your sensor.

 
Thanks Herschel
It is an amazing looking creature, and yes I will clean the sensor and get rid of those little dust spots.

 
Cool
Thats awesome, I just found one of these yesterday and posted a forum asking what it was, they really are magnificent arent they.

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