A Plega sp. brown mantidfly rests on a twig.

Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA
Climaciella brunnea is a predatory mantisfly that mimics paper wasps in the genus Polistes.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Climaciella brunnea on a black-eyed susan. Note the raptorial forelegs.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Climaciella brunnea is a predatory mantisfly that mimics paper wasps in the genus Polistes.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A Plega sp. brown mantidfly rests on a twig.

Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA
A Plega sp. brown mantidfly rests on a twig.

Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA
A Plega sp. brown mantidfly rests on a twig.

Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA
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