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 Mysterious creature at lights, French Guiana
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-08-2011 11:58
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Not even sure of the Order here, it looks like Hymenoptera but reminds me of other Orders too, even Mantodea. At lights, Montagne de Kaw, French Guiana, 31 May 2011. Open area surrounded by forest. Stephen attached the following image:  [115.4Kb] Edited by Stephen on 08-08-2011 11:59 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-08-2011 11:59
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Less antennae, more detail of body and wings.
Stephen attached the following image:  [105.98Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-08-2011 12:15
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
It seems Mantodea... really seems Amorphoscelididae... |
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| Matt Bertone |
Posted on 08-08-2011 14:31
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I agree with Mantodea, but may be a member of Mantoidae (http://bugguide.n...view/12580) - or it is in Amorphoscelididae like Jorge said....
Edited by Matt Bertone on 08-08-2011 14:31 |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 25-08-2011 20:29
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Jorge, Matt, thank-you. With your help on the ID I was able to figure out which specialist to send the photo to. Julio Rivera, an expert on Neotropical Mantodea, was kind enough to ID this insect as a Mantoida sp. He also gave me the name of another expert to send it to, and I will do that. Thanks again!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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