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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Oct 09, 2018

I have never seen this before.

A friend took this picture of two large bugs on her window, left and lower left of the poster.

Each body is about 2 cm long.

I'll be surprised if more imagery will be available.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Oct 09, 2018

My best guess is that these are caddisflies (order Trichoptera) in repose with their antennae appressed together giving the appearance of a long proboscis. See https://www.solutionsstores.com/media/wysiwyg/caddisfly.png for a more usual pose. These are harmless, and their larvae are an important part of the freshwater aquatic food web.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Oct 09, 2018

Thank you, Flapdoodle. I agree that is what we have here.

This also illustrates the value in taking more/better pictures from more angles - like with plants.

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