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Which Rhynchomitra? - Rhynchomitra microrhina
Copyright © 2009 Ashley Bradford

Which Rhynchomitra? - Rhynchomitra microrhina
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 17, 2009
Size: body: 11.5 mm
Length to the wingtips is 1.5 cm.

About to head to bed, I pulled back the curtain to check my patio one last time, and saw THIS strange creature on the screen, so I put my shoes back on and headed out to collect it for photos. This is the first of these I've ever seen, and it posed very nicely after a brief chill in the fridge.
Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 19 August, 2009 - 1:48pm
Last updated 25 August, 2017 - 5:47pm

Moved
Moved from Planthoppers.
… Ashley Bradford, 21 August, 2009 - 10:27am

Rhynchomitra microrhina
the one with the longest head
… Andy Hamilton, 21 August, 2009 - 7:57am

Nice!
I wouldn't mind running across one of those with my camera in hand. Sorry, I can't help with ID.
… Scott Justis, 19 August, 2009 - 2:19pm

 
It was quite exciting for me!
I brought it in because I couldn't get a good clear angle on it as it sat on my screen, and the more I tried, the more it started to move and I was afraid it would leave. I let it go again after I got some decent shots. =)
… Ashley Bradford, 19 August, 2009 - 2:41pm

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