Calomantispa venusta
1 Calico mantidfly at Larnook, NSW
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| Calomantispa venusta | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Mantispidae (Family) | nightcapranger | 27 Aug 2025 |
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User's notes
Mantidfly, disguised as soldier beetle, pretty sure it is Calomantispa Venusta. Angled Australian Barkhopper was found 20m away several months before.
1 comment
27 Aug 2025
Nice sighting - not many records of this species occur and yours is at or very near the northern recorded extent
Location information
- Coordinates 153.092594-28.651562
- Places Larnook, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Aug 2025 01:24 PM Recorded on
- nightcapranger Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- nightcapranger NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects Calomantispa venusta
Species information
- Calomantispa venusta Scientific name
- Calico mantidfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
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5 / 7
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