Mantisfly

Plegia signata

Neuroptera: Mantispidae

Anza Borrego, CA

Note the grasping forelegs, showing  convergence with mantids. Mantisfly larvae are internal parasites of moths. Most often found in deserts, but also in Silverado Canyon.

© Peter J. Bryant.

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