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Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea -

Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 27, 2005
Size: 16mm

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Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea - male

Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea - male

Contributed by tom murray on 28 June, 2005 - 9:45pm
Last updated 4 April, 2009 - 5:57pm

#22331 Identification (confirmed) -- Climaciella brunnea (male)

This is the mantispid Climaciella brunnea (Say in Keating, 1824).

… John D. Oswald, 19 August, 2006 - 5:29pm

Mantidfly

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

And Tom. You need to clean your sensor.

… Herschel Raney, 29 June, 2005 - 10:46am

Thanks Herschel

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

… tom murray, 29 June, 2005 - 5:32pm

Cool

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

… Jake Erickson, 6 July, 2006 - 2:12pm

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