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Jeannie63 Mequon, WI(Zone 4b) Jun 30, 2013

I thought this was a moth at first, but now I'm not so sure. Anyone know what this is?

Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 30, 2013

This is an insect in the order Megaloptera known as a fishfly - see http://www4.uwm.edu/fieldstation/naturalhistory/bugoftheweek/night-orange.cfm and scroll down to the bottom.

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Jeannie63 Mequon, WI(Zone 4b) Jul 01, 2013

Thanks Flapdoodle!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 01, 2013

Jeannie63, your Fishfly is in fact the Summer Fishfly - Chauliodes pectinicornis and we have a page for it in BugFiles here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/2395/

Perhaps you could add your images to that page,

Ken

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jul 01, 2013

When i saw it I thought of Fly Fishing lures my Grandpa had....figured that was way too easy....grin

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Jeannie63 Mequon, WI(Zone 4b) Jul 02, 2013

Thanks for the link, Ken. I'll add the photos when I get home tonight!

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