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Mantidfly Zeugomantispa minuta ?? - Zeugomantispa minuta - female
Copyright © 2008 Mark Dreiling

Mantidfly Zeugomantispa minuta ?? - Zeugomantispa minuta - Female
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
October 18, 2008
Found on window laying eggs window wiper style.
My best guess on species from images here at BG.
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Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 19 October, 2008 - 9:02pm
Last updated 21 February, 2019 - 2:35pm

Moved
Moved from Mantidflies--I think Z. minuta is the only green one like this.
A wonderful shot!
… Cotinis, 26 October, 2008 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Wow!
What a great image capturing this behavior! Bravo, Mark:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 October, 2008 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Could not pass it up.
Eric, Thanks for the comment. I do mostly moths but something like this was too good to pass up. A few insects are here: http://www.pbase.com/m3ling/macros
… Mark Dreiling, 21 October, 2008 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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