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Neuropterans: Lacewings, Antlions, and OwlfliesPlease help me…
Hi, maybe somebody know what kind of insect -(.. wasp? preying mantis? has only 4 legs) – is this? Picture was taken in Wakefield area in Quebec, Canada.
Chris
Ottawa
Hi Chris,
Though your insect is called a Wasp Mantisfly, Climaciella brunnea, it is neither a wasp, a mantis, nor a fly. It is a Neuropteran and is related to Lacewings and Antlions. As a point of clarification, Mantisflies have six legs, and the front two are raptorial for catching prey.
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