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Neuropterans: Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflieswaspy mantis
Here’s a neat mantis seen on the middle fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. I was on a bit of a rampage against yellow jackets and almost squashed it before recognizing it as a "friendly". Is this a distinct species or a color variant?
Andrew Miner
Hi Andrew,
This is not a true mantis. It is a Brown Mantisfly, but that is neither a mantis nor a fly. Though it looks like a wasp, it is not related to wasps either. Mantisflies are Neuropterans, and are related to lacewings and antlions.
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