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Post by takahe on Jul 24, 2011 3:24:42 GMT -8
This odd insect was on my kitchen screen last night. It's about a half an inch long, very flat, and seems soft-bodied. It has feathery antennae like a pyrochroid, but I don't think it looks like that. It was very hard to get a decent picture because it was always moving. It doesn't look like anything I've seen before. Bradleigh Attachments:
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Post by lepidofrance on Jul 24, 2011 5:01:14 GMT -8
and where is your kitchen ? in Mongolia or in Patagonia ? In a forested area or right in a huge city downtown ? Subpolar climate or equatorial weather ?  |
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Post by prillbug2 on Jul 24, 2011 6:37:25 GMT -8
It's the family Phengodidae. Phengodes plumosa (Olivier). I've collected them a number of times here in Illinois.
Jeff Prill
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Post by takahe on Jul 24, 2011 12:48:27 GMT -8
I forgot to say I was in Wisconsin. Sorry about that. So Illinois wouldn't be that far off. I had suspected it was a Phengodidae but didn't think they occurred in Wisconsin.
Bradleigh
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