Cedar Creek
Natural History Area


Insects of Cedar Creek

Order NEUROPTERA

Family MANTISPIDAE

(Mantidflies)

(Table of Species)

The Mantidflies (18 NA spp) resemble Mantids in having raptorial forelimbs and an extended prothorax and head with protruding eyes. Both larvae and adults are predaceous. One species, Climaciella brunnea, mimics a Polistes wasp in coloration. Two other species collected are Mantispa interrupta and Mantispa sayi.


jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000