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Climaciella brunnea
Brown Wasp Mantidfly
Authorship: Say
Description & Notes
this mantidfly closely mimics the paperwasp, Polistes comanchus, on IMRS. Larvae are predators on spider egg sacs.
Collection Information
Field Number
[Lenhart (UTEP)]
Recent Observations
Sourced from iNaturalist
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